Craftsman's House

Isolating a single form of ‘barbarian’ art in this period is nearly impossible. In a time distinguished by frequent population movements, conquests, and new trade, ideas spread and fused rapidly to create new visual styles. The Celts, for example, were actually the largest producers of Roman style pottery in the ancient world and, likewise, the abstract animal patterns that are considered typically Celtic actually originated with the Germans. However, most barbarian art was united by its focus on geometric patterns and rejection of narrative and figurative depiction.