The Pfalzfelder Säule (also Flammensäule) is a Celtic stele made of sandstone, which probably originally served as a cult column on a burial mound. It is assigned to the Latène period and originated in the 4th century BC. In the vicinity of the site Pfalzfeld (Hunsrück) some burial mounds are known, but an exact assignment can no longer be made. Preserved is only the 1.48 m high lower part of an originally probably about 3.50 m high stele made of a sandstone block. In the center field, a mask-like human head with large eyes can be seen, which bears a triple leaf on the forehead, eyebrows and a horizontal band as well as a so-called palmette beard, which, as a similar statue from the Glauberg suggests, could be the stylized decorative pendant of a neck ring (torques). The head is surmounted by two blister-shaped parts of a Celtic leaf crown. Perhaps these are mistletoe leaves. The sacred mistletoe was able to cure all diseases and remove infertility in humans and animals. Thus, it strengthened all life and growth forces. This form of mistletoe leaves is also found on the handle of the jug from Waldalgesheim. The head thus occupies a prominent position on the column and shows the special significance of the human head among the Celts: For them, the head was the center of being. Historical illustrations and descriptions indicate that the stele probably had another (fully plastic and double?) head representation at the upper end and sat on a round shaft. The Pfalzfeld column probably served as the crowning of a barrow. With its four decorated, sculptural sides, it is one of the most important examples of early Celtic art. The braid, spiral and mask representations and the combination of human face and phallic form show connections to the northern Italian-Etruscan area and had a baneful and protective character for the socially high-ranking buried person.