Celtic Cross Iron Garden Sculpture with Suspended River Stone

Freestanding garden sculpture fabricated from heavy-gauge sheet steel, its tapered trapezoidal shaft crowned by a pierced Celtic ringed cross — a form rooted in early Christian and pre-Christian Celtic traditions, where the encircling ring is understood to symbolize eternity, the unity of heaven and earth, or the sun's protective embrace of the cross. The cross arms terminate in bone-form knobs and carry incised spiral and zigzag detailing consistent with Iron Age Celtic knotwork vocabulary; spirals in this tradition evoke cycles of life, death, and rebirth. A rectangular aperture cut into the lower shaft frames a smooth, naturally rounded river stone cradled in a hand-twisted iron wire coil suspended from a punched hole at the top of the opening. The stone suspended at center — neither fixed nor falling — reads as a deliberate contemplative gesture: the river stone as a found object bearing geological time, held in tension by human craft. The piece stands on a flat circular iron base and carries a deep, even rust patina throughout.

CONDITION

Good condition overall. Surface oxidation is deep, even, and consistent with an intentional weathered aesthetic rather than neglect; no active flaking or structural corrosion observed. The river stone's wire suspension and base are intact and stable.

DIMENSIONS / SPECIFICATIONS

• 32 1/2" H × 14" W × 8 3/4" D
• Weight: 16 lbs
• Material: Iron/steel and natural river stone
• Base: Flat circular iron plate
• Campbell's Soup Can (4" H) Shown for Scale