The Tarasque of Noves is a Celtic statue of a seated monster with its paws over two human heads. Found in the 19th century, the statue itself has been dated to between the 3rd and 1st centuries BCE. It was deposited in the 1st century BCE, not far from Noves, Bouches-du-Rhône. The precise meaning of the statue, and nature of the monster, are unknown, but it has been conjectured that the niche in its torso was intended to hold a severed human head.