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Bone motif piece, Dungarvan, Co Waterford
Bone motif piece, Dungarvan, Co Waterford
Trial or motif piece found during quarrying at Shandon, Dungarvan, Co Waterford. The piece, a sheep's long bone, was deliberately cut to provide for flat surfaces for decoration. Like the other motif pieces featured on this site, it is likely to have been used as a kind of medieval period sketch pad by a metalworker or his apprentice. The decoration includes interlace and animal ornament of a type also found on stone crosses as well as in metal
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Bronze Age food vessel, Keenoge, Co Meath
Bronze Age food vessel, Keenoge, Co Meath
Miniatur bowl type food vessel found during the excavation of an Early Bronze Age cemetery near Duleek, Co Meath. It is one of 9 complete decorated vessels found at this site almost exactly 75 years ago. Over 300 bowl food vessels are know to have been found in Ireland, usually accompanying cist or pit burials. The vessel has a tripartite body which provides for 3 distinct areas for decoration. This vessel which is decorated with comb impressions, chevrons and horizontal lines amongst other motifs, was found to have accompanied the remains of a child lying on its right side within the cist. The cist was a simple small rectangular structure consisting of 2 long stone slabs and 2 short ones. A cruciform pattern on the base of the vessel is similar to those found on Early Bronze Age period gold sun discs. Other discoveries at this cemetery site included much larger cordon and encrusted urns, a bronze razor and flint artifacts
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Bone motif piece, Doey, Co Donegal
Bone motif piece, Doey, Co Donegal
This motif or trial piece is decorated with incised patterns cut in high relief including a distinctive running spiral motif typical of early historic period ornamentation
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Knockast Ring Brooch
Knockast Ring Brooch
Bronze and silver penannular brooch dating to the tenth century approx., found during the archaeological excavation of a Bronze Age burial mound in 1932. The brooch, dating as it does to medieval times, is much later in date than most of the other discoveries from the site. It probably slipped into the area of the burial cairn from an upper level as a result of disturbance to the site. The use of silver as a decorative feature became common after the arrival of the Vikings in Ireland. The flattened terminals on this brooch type provided fields for decorative detail, in this case taking the form of silver interlace.
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Durrow Crozier Fragment
Durrow Crozier Fragment
This crosier is dated art historically to the ninth century and was substantially redecorated, probably, during the early twelfth century. This crosier is not complete, as the ferrule, or foot, and most of the crook, or head, no longer survive.What remains of the crosier is in two sections, one of which is illustrated here. It consists of a section of the wooden core, which is encased by the top knop of the crosier, a collar in false openwork, and the beginning of the crook.
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Bone motif piece, High Street, Dublin
Bone motif piece, High Street, Dublin
Motif piece found in 12th century context during archaeological excavations at High Street, Dublin. These objects are believed to have been used by metalworkers and their apprentices in order to experiment with designs prior to their transfer to precious metal. it is also possible that some piees may have been used to produce moulds for bronze casting. This piece, found in 12th century context, shows both native Irish and Scandinavian influence. An interlace panel on one face is closely matched by a similar motif on one face of St Senan's belshrine, also featured on this web site
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Decorated flint macehead, Knowth, Co Meath
Decorated flint macehead, Knowth, Co Meath
Simple but superbly designed flint macehead, perforated for hafting but almost certainly intended for ceremonial purposes. Itis a most remarkably skilled and accomplished product of Neolithic period craftsmanship. It was found during archaeological excavations at the great megalithic tomb and passage grave of Knowth in the Boyne Vally, Co Meath. The ornament is carved in relief on all six surfaces making it an ideal subject for 3D imaging. On one surface there is a c-shaped scroll which is suggestive of human eyes with the shaft hole possibly representing an open mouth. The macehead dates from before the introduction of metal as a raw material in Ireland and therefore it is remarkable that only stone tools could have been used in its production. No comparabl object has ever been found in Ireland - it is one of the finest objections in the prehistoric period collections of the National Museum of Ireland
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Sounion (1975) by Cecil King (1921-86)
Sounion (1975) by Cecil King (1921-86)
Oil on canvas 122.1 x 183.2 cm Gordon Lambert Trust, 1992 Collection Irish Museum of Modern Art, Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, Ireland http://www.imma.ie/en/index.htm
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St Senan's Bell Shrine Casing
St Senan's Bell Shrine Casing
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St Senan's Bell Shrine Crest
St Senan's Bell Shrine Crest
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