Robert M Chapple, Archaeologist

The British Museum holds 32 items identified as coming from Co Dublin. The majority of these (17) are assigned to the Medieval period, followed by the Early Medieval (7) and Late Medieval (4) periods. The most common object type represented are jugs (10) and pitchers (6), followed by pins (4) and floor-tiles (3). Only three material types are represented in this assemblage: Pottery (20), Metal (11), and Amber (1). < Table of Contents Neolithic (?)/Bronze Age (?)/Iron Age (?): Amber item Kilmainham bead 18880719.122 Amber globular bead. http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1392706&partId=1 Bronze Age: Metal item Dublin spear-head 18750401.440 Copper alloy socketed spear-head, pegged. http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=683289&partId=1 Late Bronze Age: Metal item Contarf penannular ring 18490301.180 Gold small pe

The British Museum holds 156 items identified as coming from Co Co Offaly~King's County. The majority of these (79) are assigned to the Bronze Age, followed by the Early Medieval period (32). The most common object type represented are pins (17), followed by spear-heads (14). The most common material types are Metal (140) and Stone (11). < Table of Contents The Dowris Hoard Neolithic/Bronze Age: Stone items Dowris (Dowris Hoard) whetstone 18531121.100 Stone whetstone fragment. http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=806824&partId=1 Dowris (Dowris Hoard) whetstone 18531121.200 Stone whetstone fragment. http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=806825&partId=1 Dowris (Dowris Hoard) whetstone 18540714.170 Stone whetstone fragment. http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=80