Co Kerry: Archaeological Objects at The British Museum

The British Museum holds nine items identified as coming from Co Kerry. The majority of these are assigned to the Early Bronze Age and Early Medieval periods (2 each). The most common object type represented are flat axes (2). The most popular material types represented in this assemblage are: Metal (5), Stone (2), Leather (1) and Wood (1).

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Neolithic/Bronze Age: Stone item

Kerry

axe

20050501.326

Small polished stone axe with flat butt.

http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1570450&partId=1

Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age: Metal item

Mangerton, Engraved writing on the back of the lunula reads "Found at Mangerton July 1842 under eight feet of bog". (near)

lunula

18710401.100

Gold lunula. Flat sheet crescent of beaten gold with spatulate terminals rotated relative to the crescent. It is decorated with a complex finely-incised geometric pattern.

2400BC-2000BC (circa)

http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1394338&partId=1

Neolithic (?)/Bronze Age (?)/Iron Age (?): Wooden items

Kerry

caltrop (?)

+.4648

Seven wood caltrops?

http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1356550&partId=1

Early Bronze Age: Metal items

Ardfert

flat axe

WG.1528

Copper-alloy flat axe; with a straight, angular butt. Sides are almost parallel in upper half, then swing out gently, before curving out and upwards to form a wide, semi-circular cutting-edge.

http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=807177&partId=1

Cullinagh

flat axe

WG.1525

Copper alloy flat axe; with straight, angular butt. The sides are roughly parallel in the upper half, then splay out gently to form a wide, curved cutting-edge, which is slightly damaged.

http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=806805&partId=1

Early Medieval: Metal item

Tralee (near)

pseudo-penannular brooch

18880719.104

Silver pseudo-penannular brooch; square terminals & pin-head with lozenge-shaped settings and linear borders; circles on back.

8thC(late)-9thC

http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=98329&partId=1

Early Medieval: Stone item

Church Island

whetstone

19270308.100

Whetstone; rectangular section, brown; projecting human head at one end; on base a hatched rectangle enclosing six pointed star-like motif.

7thC-9thC (?)

http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=93703&partId=1

Medieval: Metal item

Valencia Island (?)

finger-ring

AF.1037

Finger-ring; gold; flat hoop; irregular oval bezel containing sapphire; inscription around hoop.

14thC

http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=50569&partId=1

Unknown: Leather item

Kerry, peat-bog

shoe

18890930.300

Portion of shoe; made of one piece of leather; holes for thong fastening.

http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=50377&partId=1

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