英国剑桥郡出土一尊2000多年前的凯尔特丰盛之神雕像

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A 2,000-year-old figurine considered as a Celtic fertility God has been uncovered in an old Roman settlement by archaeologists in farmland in Cambridgeshire. The discovery shows there were strong links between the ancient people of Britain and Roman from 100BC to 150AD. The small figure’s face has been worn away and holds a “torc”, a neck ring which represents Cernunnos, the Celtic god of nature, life and the underworld.
It dates back to the second century AD in which time the area was a rural settlement from the Late Iron Age to the Early Roman period. Similar figures of Cernunnos have been found carved in stone, but it is the only metal figurine of this Celtic god known in Britain, according to the National Trust.
It was found by archaeologists on the National Trust’s Wimpole Estate. The settlement is believed to have been at the centre of a strong trading network, with around 300 metal objects uncovered during the dig. Other discoveries included coins, horse harness fittings, Roman military uniforms, an axe head, key handles and a ring.
Stephen Macaulay, the professor at Oxford Archaeology who carried out the excavation, told its importance of the finding. Mr Macaulay said, “The face of the figurine has been rubbed away, which was a pity, but we see similar figures of Cernunnos, so it’s the shape you expect to see.”
The figurine is being cleaned, catalogued and analysed and will form the basis of future exhibitions at Wimpole. Shannon Hogan, an archaeologist, said, “This is an incredibly exciting discovery, which to me represents more than just the deity, Cernunnos. It almost seems like the mysterious ‘face’ of the people living in the landscape some 2,000 years ago.”