Co Wexford: Archaeological Objects at The British Museum
The British Museum
holds 12 items identified as coming from Co Wexford. The majority of these (3
each) are assigned to the Medieval and Neolithic/Bronze Age periods. Only two
material types are represented in this assemblage: Metal (9) and Stone (3).
Neolithic/Bronze Age: Stone items
Wexford
macehead
18541227.110
Perforated, polished
stone macehead, oval shaped and rounded edges, dark reddish brown in colour.
Fethard Castle
spear-head; mould
18990523.100
Stone mould. Half of
mould for side looped, socketed spearhead.
Fethard Castle
mould; axe
19000619.100
Half of a stone mould
for casting a double looped, socketed, decorated axe. Sort of boat-shaped in
cross-section.
Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age: Metal item
Kilmuckridge
disc
18490301.310
Gold disc. Thin
circular foil of beaten gold with embossed decoration.
2500BC-2000BC (circa)
Bronze Age: Metal item
Wexford
spear-head
18630122.100
Copper alloy
basal-looped, socketed spearhead. Blade: rhomboid, base angled, flat. Midrib
section: lozenge with wide ridge. Projecting loops, lozenge plates. Socket
splayed.
Early Bronze Age: Metal item
Kileta Hill
halberd
18490301.450
Copper alloy halberd
with asymmetrical blade. Three rivet holes with all rivets in situ.
Late Bronze Age: Metal item
Dunbrody Abbey
penannular bracelet
18490301.190
Gold penannular
bracelet. Flat ribbon of metal with the terminals back coiled.
1150BC-750BC (circa)
Early Medieval: Metal item
Dunbrody Abbey
ringed pin
18680709.300
Copper alloy
spiral-ringed pin; pin-head a baluster decorated with punched dots; ring of
circular section.
7thC-8thC
Medieval: Metal items
Wexford
annular brooch
18490301.340
Annular brooch; gold;
hoop in form of sixteen conjoined concave roundels, each set with small
cabochon emerald in centre; pin rests on an applied leaf.
1300-1500
Dunbrody Abbey
pax
18750625.500
Pax; bronze fragment;
open-work; figure of Crucifixion with St John, Virgin lost.
Wexford
seal-impression; seal
18730214.400
Pointed oval bronze
seal-matrix of Monart (?), Co Wexford. It has a low ridge and loop at the back.
Two contiguous niches each with an ecclesiastic, holding up the left and right
hands respectively; on the top an architectural gabled superstructure.
14thC
Late Medieval: Metal item
Enniscorthy Abbey
ring brooch
18490301.320
Ring brooch; gold; set
with two rubies and four emeralds en cabochon.
14thC
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