Co Louth: Archaeological Objects at The British Museum
The British Museum
holds 13 items identified as coming from Co Louth. The majority of these (4)
are assigned to the Bronze Age, followed by the Early Medieval period (3). The
most common object type represented are palstaves (3), followed by floor-tiles
and spear-heads (2 each). Only two material types are represented in this
assemblage: Metal (11) and Pottery (2).
Bronze Age: Metal items
Drogheda
spear-head
18551220.210
Copper alloy socketed
spearhead, pegged.
Drogheda
palstave
18551220.230
Copper alloy palstave.
Drogheda
sword
18551220.200
Copper alloy sword
fragment; only the butt and a portion of the blade survive. There are four
rivet-holes in the butt. The edges of the blade have been badly damaged and
towards the broken end the blade has been slightly bent.
Drogheda
spear-head
18551220.220
Copper alloy socketed spearhead,
tip of blade only.
Early Bronze Age: Metal item
Drogheda
axe
WG.1538
Copper alloy flanged
axe with thin, rounded butt. Decorated.
Middle Bronze Age: Metal items
Louth
palstave
OA.115
Copper alloy palstave,
damaged.
Ardee (near)
palstave
18431226.130
Copper alloy palstave,
small.
Early Medieval: Metal items
Drogheda (near)
ring brooch;
pseudo-penannular brooch; penannular brooch
18540714.140
A cast silver brooch
pin. The ring head has three sunken crescent-shaped panels, two triangular
settings and a tongue-shaped knob. The pin is incised with an interlace
pattern. The shank and end of the pin are missing.
8thC-9thC
Drogheda
penannular brooch
18540714.138
Leaded bronze
penannular brooch with plain hoop and expanded animal head terminals; pin of
oval section with flattened hooked head.
5thC-6thC
Drogheda
ringed pin
18680709.270
Copper alloy ringed
pin; pin-head ribbed and hooked over ring; shank of oval to rectangular
section, with incised diagonal cross.
9thC-10thC
Medieval; Early Medieval: Metal item
Mellifont Abbey
cross pendant
18590604.100
Gold pendant cross;
expanded arms of gold sheet with filigree scrolls; central setting of blue
glass in twisted wire; suspension loop.
12thC (?)
Late Medieval: Pottery items
Mellifont Abbey (?)
floor-tile
19470505.972
Earthenware floor tile,
lead-glazed. Made in Cheshire (?)
14thC
Mellifont Abbey (?)
floor-tile
19470505.719
Earthenware floor tile,
lead-glazed. Made in Ireland (?)
14thC-15thC
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