Co Mayo Archaeological Objects at The British Museum

The British Museum holds 17 items identified as coming from Co Mayo along with one listed as coming from Galway/Mayo. The majority of these (15) are assigned to the Bronze Age. The most common object types are musical horns and pins (four each). All 18 artefacts are made of Metal.


Bronze Age: Metal items
Mayo
musical horn
19930601.200
Copper alloy musical horn; ends and most of one side lacking.
http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=807154&partId=1

Mayo
musical horn
19930601.3.a
Copper alloy musical horn fragment with loop. Joins 1993,0601.3.b.
http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=807155&partId=1

Mayo
musical horn
19930601.3.b
Copper alloy musical horn. Fragment, joins 1993,0601.3.a.
http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=807156&partId=1

Mayo (?)
musical horn
19930601.100
Copper alloy musical horn of 'side-blow' type; damaged and butt end missing.
http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=807153&partId=1

Newport (Newport Hoard)
pin
19641206.100
Copper alloy pin with large, circular sunflower head.
http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=806806&partId=1

Newport (Newport Hoard)
pin
19641206.200
Copper alloy pin with large, circular sunflower head.
http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=806807&partId=1

Newport (Newport Hoard)
pin
19641206.300
Copper alloy pin, flat headed with pimple.
http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=806809&partId=1

Newport (Newport Hoard)
pin
19641206.400
Copper alloy pin, flat headed.
http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=806810&partId=1

Newport (Newport Hoard)
socketed axe
19641206.500
Copper alloy socketed axe; cast. Oval mouth, rim is bevelled and neck is flared.
http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=806811&partId=1

Newport (Newport Hoard)
socketed axe
19641206.600
Miniature copper alloy socketed axe; cast. Oval mouth with rounded rim. Decoration consists of two ridges.
http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=806812&partId=1

Newport (Newport Hoard)
spear-head
19641206.700
Copper alloy socketed spear-head, damaged.
http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=806813&partId=1

Newport (Newport Hoard)
sword
19641206.800
Copper alloy sword blade fragment.
http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=806814&partId=1

Newport (Newport Hoard)
ring
19641206.900
Two sections of small bronze ring, possibly a finger or ear-ring.
http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=806815&partId=1
Castlebar
rapier
WG.2437
Copper alloy rapier blade, fragment.
http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=807617&partId=1


Middle Bronze Age: Metal item
Swinford
torc
18730602.100
Gold ribbon torc.
1400BC-1100BC (circa)
http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1394278&partId=1


Iron Age: Metal item
Ballinacostello
harness-fitting
18540714.294
Copper alloy Y-shaped harness-fitting.
300 BC - 100 AD (circa)
http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=831251&partId=1

Early Medieval (?): Metal item
Mayo, Danish rath (?) rath (?)
artefact
18541227.520
Copper alloy object, use unknown, of doubtful antiquity.
5thC-11thC (?)
http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=96186&partId=1


The following item is listed in the museum catalogue as coming from either Mayo or Galway:
Bronze Age: Metal item
Galway/Mayo
flat axe
19511103.100
Copper-alloy flat axe; with a thin, narrow, rounded butt.
http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=807176&partId=1

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