Co Wicklow: Archaeological Objects at The British Museum

The British Museum holds nine items identified as coming from Co Wicklow. The majority of these (4) are assigned to the Neolithic/Bronze Age, followed by the Bronze Age (2). The most common object type represented are axes (2). Only three material types are represented in this assemblage: Stone (5), Metal (3), and Pottery (1).

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Neolithic/Bronze Age: Stone items

Wicklow

macehead

20050501.380

Stone macehead, partly perforated on both sides, round disk shape, damage on one edge, rough surface, brown in colour.

http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1562965&partId=1

Wicklow

axe

18431226.219

Polished stone axe with slightly damaged rounded butt, rounded sides and uneven blade.

http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1395593&partId=1

Ballintemple

chisel

19890301.143

Stone chisel, pecked.

http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1372125&partId=1

Dunganstown

pebble

20050501.370

Fragment of perforated stone pebble, broken across perforation, rough surface, light brown in colour, round edges.

http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1562967&partId=1

Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age: Metal item

Blessington

lunula

WG.31

The Blessington lunula. Gold lunula. Flat sheet crescent of beaten gold with quadrangular terminals. It is decorated with a finely-incised and complex geometric pattern.

2400BC-2000BC (circa)

http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=818350&partId=1

Neolithic (?)/Bronze Age (?)/Iron Age (?): Stone item

Wicklow

polisher (?); disc

20050501.970

Stone disc, possibly used as polisher; stone of fine grit and upper and lower faces are very smooth; sides are convex and angled in centre; mottled tan.

http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1606951&partId=1

Bronze Age: Metal item

Rathorum

axe

WG.1550

Copper alloy short-flanged axe; cast.

http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=807583&partId=1

Bronze Age: Pottery item

Ballybeg House

vase

19271108.100

Pottery tripartite vase with a conical body and an asymmetrical, roughly oval mouth.

http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=816479&partId=1

Iron Age: Metal item

Wicklow

horse bridle-bit

19040312.200

Copper alloy bridle-bit. Irish type with rings of flattened, sub-triangular section and stop-studs cast in one with the rings.

100 BC - AD 100 (circa)

http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=826234&partId=1

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