Co Cavan: Archaeological Objects at The British Museum

The British Museum holds six items identified as coming from Co Cavan. The majority of these are assigned to the Early Medieval and Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age (2 each), followed by the Early Medieval period (2). Only two material types are represented in this assemblage: Metal (4) and Stone (2).

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Neolithic/Bronze Age: Stone item
Tullygarvey, Barony of
discoidal scraper (?); discoidal knife (?)
St.140.p
Flint knife or scraper, broken, discoidal shape; snapped off at one end; made on a flake; retouched bifacially; dark grey colour.
http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1397683&partId=1


Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age: Metal item
Bailyborough
lunula
18710401.200
Gold lunula. Flat sheet crescent of beaten gold. It is decorated with a complex finely-incised geometric pattern.
2400BC-2000BC (circa)
http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1398365&partId=1


Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age: Stone item
Tullegarvey
barbed-and-tanged arrow-head
+.3477
Flint barbed-and-tanged arrow-head.
http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1397657&partId=1


Early Medieval: Metal items
Cavan
penannular brooch
18560320.100
Bronze penannular brooch with grooved hoop, terminals with red enamel, each with three millefiori glass roundels set within copper alloy cells.
7thC
http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=85537&partId=1

Kilmore, palace
ringed pin; ring brooch
19351105.100
Copper alloy ringed pin with openwork ring around three-pointed motif, interlace panels flanking lower point; semi-circular mouldings flank pin-head.
8thC-9thC
http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=90367&partId=1


Viking: Metal item
Virginia
arm-ring
18490301.200
Circular gold arm-ring made of thin plaited rods forming an open-work frame around a single broader rod at its centre.
10thC
http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=65006&partId=1


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