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| Object ID | Object name | Date | Dimensions | Object_description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Object ID | Object name | Date | Dimensions | Object_description | Image |
| BC | Archaeological Collection. | ||||
| BC001 | Vessel | 19 cm; 39 x 49 cm | Copper vessel or cauldron.The base is made of a beaten copper sheet bent up to join the side plate in a collared joint. This side plate is fastened together by four rivets placed vertically. There remain some rectangular suspension plate attached to the rim by five rivets, opposite are five rivet ho | ||
| BC002 | Dish | 11 cm; Top 40 x 38.5 cm; Base 30 cm | Bronze dish, beaten to form a single sheet turned to give a flat rim, which is pierced by a series of rectangular and round holes. | ||
| BC003 | Bowl | 12.7 cm Height; 18.4 cm Diameter; Base 13.3 cm Diameter | Bronze bowl on stem and circular foot. Three vertical spikes at equal distances on rim. | ||
| BC004 | Mortar; bell shaped mortar | 10.5 cm Height; top 12.7 cm Diameter; base 9.6 cm Diameter | Bell shaped mortar in brass with figures in relief around the exterior | ||
| BC005 | Three-legged pot | 28.4 cm Height; Maximum 37.8 cm Diameter; Rim 28.1 cm Diameter; 38.3 cm across handles Width | Three legged pot, iron, bulbous, with two loop handles below rim and an irregular patch on rim. | ||
| BC006 | Axe; flat axe | Early Bronze Age | 11.4 cm; 4.5 cm to 8.6 cm; 1 cm | Flat axe, copper. Curves out to behind the convex cutting edge | |
| BC007 | Axe; palstave | Middle Bronze Age | 12.5 cm Length; 4.9 cm width across convex cutting edge Width; 3 cm across flanges Thickness | Palstave, bronze. | |
| BC008 | Axe; palstave | Middle Bronze Age | 14.5 cm Length; 4.9 cm width across convex cutting edge Width; 3 cm Thickness | Palstave, bronze. Slightly in turned flanges, rib below stop ridges | |
| BC009 | Axe; palstave | Middle Bronze Age | 13.8 cm Length; 6.6 cm width across convex cutting edge Width; 3.4 cm across flanges Thickness | Palstave, bronze. Rib below stop ridges. | |
| BC010 | Axe; palstave | Middle Bronze Age | 11.5 cm Length; 6.6 cm width across convex cutting edge Width; 3.4 cm across flanges Thickness | Palstave, bronze. | |
| BC011 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 10.1 cm Length; 6.8 cm Width; 5.4 x 5 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, loop below broken oval socket. | |
| BC012 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 9.4 cm Length; 6.1 cm Width; 4.2 x 3.3 cm , flattened on one side Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, loop below oval socket. | |
| BC013 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 9.7 cm Length; 7.5 cm Width; 4.5 x 3.8 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, loop below oval socket. | |
| BC014 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 9.4 cm Length; 6 cm Width; 4.3 x 3.7 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, loop below oval socket. | |
| BC015 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 9.2 cm Length; 5.7 cm Width; 4.3 x 4 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, edges chamfered, loop below oval socket, a band of cord impression in relief at loop. | |
| BC016 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 8.6 cm Length; 6.3 cm Width; 4.3 x 3.5 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, loop below ridged oval socket. | |
| BC017 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 9 cm Length; 5.6 cm Width; 3.7 x 3.5 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, loop below oval socket. | |
| BC018 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 8.4 cm Length; 6.3 cm Width; 4.4 x 3.8 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, loop and relief band below socket. | |
| BC019 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 9.4 cm Length; 5 cm Width; 3.5 x 3.2 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, loop below rectangular socket with rounded corners. | |
| BC020 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 7.9 cm Length; 6.1 cm Width; 4.1 x 3.9 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, loop below collared oval socket. | |
| BC021 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 7.6 cm Length; 6.4 cm Width; 3.9 x 3.8 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, loop below circular socket. | |
| BC022 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 7 cm Length; 5.6 cm Width; 4.6 x 2.8 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, square loop below oval socket. | |
| BC023 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 7.4 cm Length; 4.6 cm Width; 3.7 x 3.4 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, loop below collared socket. | |
| BC024 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 7.5 cm Length; 5 cm Width; 4.5 x 4.2 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, large loop and relief collar below oval socket. | |
| BC025 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 7.5 cm Length; 3.6 cm Width; 3.7 x 3.1 cm damaged socket Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, rectangular cross section, loop below oval socket. | |
| BC026 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 6.6 cm Length; 4.1 cm Width; 3.6 x 3.5 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, rectangular cross section, ornamented with longitudinal ridges from the collared square socket, loop missing. | |
| BC027 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 6.6 cm Length; 5 cm Width; 3.6 x 3.2 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, loop below oval socket. | |
| BC028 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 6.7 cm Length; 4.8 cm Width; 3.7 x 3 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, loop below collarded oval socket. | |
| BC029 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 6 cm Length; 4.7 cm Width; 4 x 3 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, loop below oval socket. | |
| BC030 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 6 cm Length; 4 cm Width; 3.4 x 3.4 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, loop below rounded socket. | |
| BC031 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 5.9 cm Length; 4.9 cm Width; 3.2 x 2.9 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, loop below oval socket. | |
| BC032 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 5.3 cm Length; 4.6 cm Width; 3.5 x 3.2 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, loop missing, ridged socket, short projecting bar below. | |
| BC033 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 4.5 cm Length; 3.8 cm Width; 3 x 2.7 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, loop and band below oval socket. | |
| BC034 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 4.6 cm Length; 3.3 cm Width; 2.7 x 2.5 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, loop below oval socket. | |
| BC035 | Sickle; Socketed sickle | Late Bronze Age | 9.5 cm across blade Length; 6 cm across socket Height; 2.5 x 2 cm Socket | Socketed sickle, bronze, socketed with curved blade at right angles to the socket, there is a loop at the top of the socket and a rivet holes at its base. | |
| BC036 | Halberd head [?] | 25.5 cm; 19 cm across arms; 3.1 cm socket | Halberd head, star shaped, made of two thin bronze plates, one of which is folded over the edge of the other and joined to a socket at the base. | ||
| BC037 | Ring | 9 x 8 cm Object size | Ring, bronze, oval, round cross section. | ||
| BC038 | Ring | 9.5 cm large ring Diameter; 3.4 cm smaller ring Diameter | Ring, bronze, round cross section. Second smaller ring attached | ||
| BC039 | Ring | 4.5 cm Diameter | Ring, bronze. | ||
| BC040 | Ring | 4 cm Diameter | Ring, bronze. | ||
| BC041 | U-shaped piece | 3.3 x 2.4 x 1 cm | U-shaped piece, bronze, on a broken ring a cone with an aperture in its back is mounted horizontally | ||
| BC042 | Set of seven rings | 3.5 cm Diameter; 3.3 cm Diameter; 3.3 cm Diameter; 3.1 cm Diameter; 2.6 cm Diameter; 1.7 cm Diameter; 1.5 cm Diameter | Seven bronze rings | ||
| BC043 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | 33.4 cm Length; 5.5 cm maximum width of blade Width; 2.4 cm socket Diameter | Spearhead, bronze, socketed, central longitudinal ridge on each face, two opposed rivet holes at the base of the blade. | |
| BC044 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | 19.5 cm Length; 3.1 cm maximum width of blade Width; 2.4 cm socket Diameter | Spearhead, bronze, socketed, central longitudinal ridge on each face, two opposed rivet holes on socket. | |
| BC045 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | 17.7 cm Length; 3.4 cm maximum width of blade Width; 1.9 cm socket Diameter | Spearhead, bronze, socketed, central longitudinal ridge on each face, two opposed loops on socket. | |
| BC046 | Pin | Late Bronze Age | 28.2 cm; 1.6 cm disc | Pin, bronze. Circular disc mounted at right angles on the tapering shaft of round cross section. Ornamented on the face with a scroll design in false relief within a plain border, the edge bears a band of rectangular pattern. The pin has six false relief panels with a similar triangle below, there | |
| BC047 | Pin | Late Bronze Age | 20.6 cm; 3 cm disc | Pin, bronze, disc headed, Pin bears a flat circular disc at 0.7 cm from the top. | |
| BC048 | Horse tack: Y-piece | Iron Age | 25.6 cm Length; 4.8 cm of fork Width | Horse tack: Y-piece, bronze, U-shaped with a straight rod projecting from the base, round cross section. All terminals missing. Prongs converge noticeably but this is probably not an original feature. Members circular in section, apart from flattened oval prong-ends and rectangular-sectioned end of | |
| BC049 | Horse tack: Y-piece | Late Iron Age | 21.8 cm Length; 11.9 cm width at the top of the U Width; 177.3 g Weight | Horse tack: Y-piece, bronze, U-shaped with a broken rod projecting from the base, round cross section. | |
| BC050 | Horse tack: cheek-piece | Early Medieval | 8 cm Height; 11.7 cm Width | Horse tack, cheek-piece, bronze, two irregular oval plates, with recessed geometric pattern decoration and beaded edges, are mounted on a bar and loop, sections of border missing | |
| BC051 | Unidentified object | 15.7 cm; 2.4 cm; 0.5 cm | Bar, bronze, with a rectangular eye of 5.9 x 1.1 cm | ||
| BC052 | Horse tack: cheek-piece | 14.3 cm Length; 2.8 cm Width | Horse tack: cheek-piece, bronze, curved, triangular cross section, one end is expanded and pierced with a loop above, the other broken, there is a raised diamond at the widest part. | ||
| BC053 | Trumpet | Late Bronze Age | 33 cm Length; 2.5 cm mouth piece Diameter; 6.5 cm x 6.4. top Diameter | Trumpet, bronze, 2 portions of, made from a curved thin sheet of bronze, expanding from the mouth piece and with a second section jammed on to it, decorated by three sets of three relief bands or collars around it at intervals. there is an irregular hole between the two lower decorative bands. | |
| BC054 | Trumpet | Late Bronze Age | 25.5 cm part 1 Length; 5 cm x 4.5cm, 4.8 x 3cm disc, part 1 Diameter; 15.5 cm part 2 Length; 4.6 cm max, part 2 Diameter; 6 cm part 3 Length; 5.4 cm part 3 Width | Trumpet, bronze, 3 portions: 1. end closed by a disc, on which is a loop, the straight tube with opposed longitudinal ridges curves widening to a broken end, on the base ridge is a loop 5.7 from the disc; 2. irregular section of body with a longitudinal ridge, 3. part of the mouth of the instrument | |
| BC055 | Spur | 1400 - 1800 | 11.8 cm Length; 7.4 cm Width | Spur, bronze, each arm of the U-shaped spur (to fit on a boot) has an expanded end each pierced by two holes. It has a short projection for the rowel, now missing, decorated with incised hatching. | |
| BC056 | Spur | 9.5 cm Length; 8.9 cm Width | Spur, bronze, the U-shaped arms (to fit on a boot) are bent up from the projecting bar from which the rowel is missing, incised decoration on each arm which have a loop half way along it and terminates in a ring. | ||
| BC057 | Spur | 8.3 cm Length; 5.8 cm Width | Spur, bronze, the U-shaped arms are broken off, the short projection for the rowel, now missing, curves upwards and is bisected by a flat plate. | ||
| BC058 | Horse tack: stirrup | 1000 - 1300 | 14.5 cm Height; 12.1 cm Width; 7 cm Thickness | Horse tack: stirrup, bronze, the flat oval foot plate is riveted to two curved sides, each decorated with six incised vertical grooves, which are joined at the top, behind a decorated plate, by a suspension bar for a strap | |
| BC059 | Armlet | ca 500 | approx. 10 cm part A Diameter; 2 cm part A Width; approx. 9 cm part B Diameter; 2 cm part B Width | Armlet, silver, now in two pieces, made from a thin convex strip with splayed terminals. | |
| BC060 | Portion of a leg with a three-toed foot | 13.2 cm; 8 cm; 5.5 cm | Carving, soapstone, portion of a leg with a three toed foot, rectangular, with a central vertical ridge on the front which broadens towards the base, recess in the top | ||
| BC061 | Axe hammer | 12.3 x 7.4 x 5.9 cm Object size | Axe hammer, stone, polished, oval. Vertical hole in centre. | ||
| BC062 | Axe; flat axe | Bronze Age | 18.4 cm; 3.9 cm widens to 14cm behind convex cutting edge; 9 cm | Flat axe, copper | |
| BC063 | Axe; flat axe | Bronze Age | 19 cm Length; 4.2 cm cruves out to 14.9 behind convex cutting edge Width; 1 cm Thickness | Flat axe, bronze | |
| BC064 | Axe; flat axe | Bronze Age | 19.1 cm; 3.5 cm curves out to 13.3 behind convex cutting edge; 1.1 cm | Flat axe, bronze | |
| BC065 | Axe; flat axe | Bronze Age | 14.7 cm Length; 2.3 cm curves out to 6.2 behind convex cutting edge Width; 1 cm Thickness | Flat axe, bronze | |
| BC066 | Axe; flat axe; woodworking axe | Late Bronze Age | 12 cm Length; 2.5 cm curves out to 8.4 behind convex cutting edge Width; 9.1 cm Thickness | Flat axe, leaded bronze | |
| BC067 | Axe; flat axe | Early Bronze Age | 11.3 cm; 4 cm splays out to 7 cm behind convex cutting edge; 1.3 cm | Flat axe, copper | |
| BC068 | Axe; flat axe | Bronze Age | 9.9 cm Length; 4.1 cm splays out to 6.2cm behind convex cutting edge Width; 1.1 cm Thickness | Flat axe, bronze | |
| BC069 | Axe; flat axe | Bronze Age | 9.8 cm Length; 3.2 cm splays out to 6.6 cm behind convex cutting edge Width; 1 cm Thickness | Flat axe, bronze | |
| BC070 | Axe; flat axe | Early Bronze Age | 8.7 cm Length; 3.8 cm splays out to 6.5 cm behind convex cutting edge Width; 1 cm Thickness | Flat axe, copper | |
| BC071 | Axe; flat axe | Bronze Age | 9.7 cm Length; 2.9 cm splays out to 5.75 cm behind convex cutting edge Width; 0.8 cm Thickness | Flat axe, bronze | |
| BC072 | Axe; flat axe | Bronze Age | 8.7 cm Length; 1.7 cm cruves out to 4.7 cm behind convex cutting edge Width; 0.6 cm Thickness | Flat axe, tin bronze | |
| BC073 | Axe; flat axe | Late Bronze Age | 5.9 cm Length; 2 cm curves out to 3.2 cm behind convex cutting edge Width; 0.4 cm Thickness | Flat axe, tin bronze | |
| BC074 | Axe; flat axe | Bronze Age | 7.7 cm Length; 0.8 cm curves out to 3.1 cm behind blunt edge Width; 0.6 cm Thickness | Flat axe, bronze | |
| BC075 | Axe; flat axe | Bronze Age | 11.2 cm Length; 1.2 cm splays out to 4.5 cm behind cutting edge Width; 0.5 cm Thickness | Flat axe, bronze, with rudimentary flanges. | |
| BC076 | Axe; developed flat axe (flanged axe) | Bronze Age | 7.9 cm Length; 2.9 cm Width; 1.5 cm across flanges Thickness | Flanged axe, bronze | |
| BC077 | Axe; developed flat axe (flanged axe) | Late Bronze Age | 9.5 cm Length; 4.3 cm Width; 2.6 cm across flanges Thickness | Flanged axe, tin bronze | |
| BC078 | Axe; palstave | Middle Bronze Age | 11.3 cm Length; 5.1 cm width behind convex cutting edge Width; 3 cm across flanges Thickness | Palstave, bronze | |
| BC079 | Axe; developed flat axe (flanged axe) | Late Bronze Age | 14.5 cm Length; 7.5 cm behind convex cutting edge Width; 2.8 cm across flanges Thickness | Flanged axe, bronze. Rudimentary stop ridges between flanges. | |
| BC080 | Axe; developed flat axe (flanged axe) | Bronze Age | 13.9 cm Length; 5.4 cm behind convex cutting edge Width; 4.1 cm across flanges Thickness | Flanged axe, bronze. Rudimentary stop ridges between flanges. | |
| BC081 | Axe; palstave | Middle Bronze Age | 9.3 cm Length; 3.6 cm width behind convex cutting edge Width; 2 cm across flanges Thickness | Palstave, bronze. Stop ridges between flanges 3.4 cm from the cutting edge. | |
| BC082 | Axe; developed flat axe (flanged axe) | Bronze Age | 15.4 cm Length; 6.5 cm behind convex cutting edge Width; 3.5 cm across flanges Thickness | Flanged axe, bronze. Stop ridges between flanges, each flange decorated with a row of parallel ridges. | |
| BC083 | Axe; palstave | Middle Bronze Age | 9.5 cm Length; 4 cm width behind convex cutting edge Width; 4 cm across flanges Thickness | Palstave, bronze. | |
| BC084 | Axe; developed flat axe (flanged axe) | Bronze Age | 11.6 cm Length; 4.6 cm behind cutting edge Width; 3.3 cm across bent over flanges Thickness | Flanged axe, bronze | |
| BC085 | Axe; developed flat axe (flanged axe) | Bronze Age | 7.2 cm; 4.5 cm behind convex cutting edge; 3.5 cm across flanges | Palstave, bronze | |
| BC086 | Cutting tool; Palstave | Middle Bronze Age | 16.5 cm; 7 cm width behind convex cutting edge; 4 cm across flanges | Palstave, bronze. Central rib on each face, loop below. | |
| BC087 | Axe; palstave | Middle Bronze Age | 14.9 cm Length; 5.3 cm width behind convex cutting edge Width; 4.1 cm across flanges Thickness | Palstave, tin bronze. Stop ridge on each side. | |
| BC088 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 10.4 cm; 7.2 cm behind convex cutting edge; 4.6 x 4.1 cm | Socketed axe, bronze. Chamfered facets and a collar in relief around the socket, loop below. | |
| BC089 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 10.6 cm Length; 7.5 cm Width; 4.4 x 4 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze. | |
| BC090 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 9.2 cm Length; 6.8 cm Width; 4.2 x 3.7 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze. Collared socket, loop below | |
| BC091 | Axe; palstave | Middle Bronze Age | 13 cm Length; 5.5 cm width behind convex cutting edge Width; 5 cm Thickness | Palstave, bronze. Loop below | |
| BC092 | Axe; flat axe | Bronze Age | 6.5 cm Length; 2.1 cm curves out to 4.8 cm behind blunt edge Width | Flat axe, bronze | |
| BC093 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | 9.7 cm Length | Spearhead, tin bronze, central longitudinal ridge on each face & a loop on each side of the socket | |
| BC094 | Spear butt | Bronze Age | 5.4 cm Length; 2.7 cm of top Diameter | Spear butt, bronze, an open topped hollow cylinder tapering to the base. | |
| BC095 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | 21.7 cm; 4 cm maximum width of blade | Spearhead, bronze, central longitudinal ridge on each face, two opposed rivet holes in the socket. | |
| BC096 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | 20.8 cm Length; 3.6 cm maximum width of blade Width; 2.4 cm Diameter | Spearhead, high tin content bronze, central longitudinal ridge on each face tapering to the blunt point. Opposed closed loops above the socket which contains the portion of the wooden shaft. | |
| BC097 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | 13.9 cm Length; 3 cm maximum width of blade Width; 2 cm Diameter | Spearhead, bronze, central longitudinal ridge on each face, flanked by converging ridges, opposed loops above the socket. | |
| BC098 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | 12.9 cm Length; 2.7 cm maximum width of blade Width; 1.8 cm Diameter | Spearhead, bronze, central longitudinal ridge on each face, one damaged, opposed broken loops above the socket. | |
| BC099 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | 8.6 cm Length; 1.6 cm maximum width of blade Width; 2 cm Socket | Spearhead, bronze, broad longitudinal ridge on each face, bladed damaged near apered socket. Socket has two parallel ridges above it and opposed rivet holes. | |
| BC100 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | 7.8 cm Length; 2.3 cm maximum width of blade Width; 1.7 cm Socket | Spearhead, leaded bronze, longitudinal ridge on each side. Eroded ridge on each face, two loops above socket | |
| BC101 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | 9 cm Length; 3.9 cm maximum width of blade Width | Spearhead, bronze, portion of blade only | |
| BC102 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | 12.1 cm Length; 3.9 cm maximum width of blade Width | Spearhead, bronze, portion of blade and socket only | |
| BC103 | Halberd head | Bronze Age | 23.6 cm Length; 9.4 cm at butt Width | Halberd head, bronze, triangular with massive central ridge on each face, expanding from the blunt cutting edge to the broken butt with part of a rivet hole in the edge. | |
| BC104 | Axe; flat axe | Bronze Age | 19.2 cm; 3.8 cm curves out to 13.8 cm behind blunt edge; 1 cm | Flat axe, bronze | |
| BC105 | Axe; flat axe | Bronze Age | 14.1 cm Length; 2.1 cm curves out to 9 cm behind cutting edge Width; 0.5 cm Thickness | Flat axe, bronze | |
| BC106 | Axe; flat axe | Late Bronze Age | 15.6 cm Length; 2.6 cm curves out to 8.5 cm behind convex cutting edge Width; 1.1 cm Thickness | Flat axe, tin bronze, rudimentary stop ridge across each face with diamond pattern decoration on the edges. | |
| BC107 | Axe; flat axe [chisel] | Late Bronze Age | 13.1 cm Length; 2.5 cm splays out to 6.5 cm behind convex cutting edge Width; 1.1 cm at stop ridges Thickness | Flat axe, tin bronze, rudimentary stop ridges which are decorated with 4 curved ridges across each face. | |
| BC108 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 5.6 cm Length; 4.2 cm Width; 2.9 x 2.6 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, loop below socket. | |
| BC109 | Gouge | Bronze Age | 5 cm Length; 1.9 cm socket Diameter | Gouge, bronze, socketed, tapered grove from cutting edge. | |
| BC110 | Sword | 58 cm; 5 cm max. | Sword, leaf shaped, bronze. Blade swells out from the point and then tapers to the hilt pierced by three rivet holes and with an expanded terminal | ||
| BC111 | Sword blade | 16.3 cm Length; 4.1 cm tapers to 2.5 cm Width | Part of sword blade, bronze, leaf shaped. | ||
| BC112 | Sword blade | 10 cm Length; 3.5 cm tapers to 2.8 cm Width | Part of sword blade, bronze, leaf shaped. | ||
| BC113 | Sword blade | 11.3 cm Length; 3.5 cm tapers to the point Width | Part of sword blade, bronze, leaf shaped. | ||
| BC114 | Rapier | 19.4 cm Length; 4.2 cm tapers to 2 cm Width | Rapier, bronze. Longitudinal ridge on each face. Point broken off. | ||
| BC115 | Rapier | 23.3 cm Length; 4.6 cm tapers to point Width | Rapier, bronze. Three rivet holes at the hilt. | ||
| BC116 | Dagger | Bronze Age | 12.5 cm Length; 3.6 cm tapers to 1.9 cm Width | Part of dagger, tin bronze. Two notches at hilt, point broken off | |
| BC117 | Horse tack: cheek-piece | Early Medieval | Approx. 7.6 cm -7.8 cm blade; 3.9 cm tang; 3.2 cm across blade | Horse tack: cheek-piece, gunmetal, one curved end continues at an acute angle as a curved end with a small projection at the end. | |
| BC118 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | 15.2 cm Length | Spearhead, bronze, bent, butt missing. Longitudinal ridge on each face | |
| BC119 | Dagger | 20 cm Length; 2.8 cm max Width; 6.7 cm tang Length | Dagger, iron, tanged, tip broken off, edges irregular | ||
| BC120 | Sphere | 4.9 cm; 4.5 cm | Sphere, iron, vertical hole in a raised neck at the top and a square opening in the bottom, there is an aperture on one side. | ||
| BC121 | Spoon | 7.2 x 4.5 x 1.3 cm bowl Object size; 6.4 cm handle Length; 13.5 cm total Length | Spoon, bronze, oval bowl, horizontal handle, which terminates in a square end. | ||
| BC122 | Cannon ball | 8.6 cm Diameter; just over 1 k Weight | Cannon ball, stone, spherical | ||
| BC123 | Axe; palstave | Middle Bronze Age | 19 cm Length; 4.8 cm wide Width; 3.6 cm flanges Width | Palstave, bronze. Curved end to butt with in turned terminals. | |
| BC124 | Halberd head | 28.5 cm Length; 9.2 cm at butt Width | Halberd head, bronze, the slightly curved heavy blade. Tapers from a semicircular butt to a blunt point, with a central rib on each face and two rivets and a rivet hole in the butt. | ||
| BC125 | Rapier | 21.6 cm; 9.2 cm notched end | Rapier, bronze. Blade tapers from a notched end, to a blunt point. Three rivet holes, two rivets in the holes to the sides. | ||
| BC126 | Ring | 2.5 cm Diameter | Ring, bronze | ||
| BC127 | Buckle | 3.3 x 4.4 cm Object size | Buckle, bronze, oval, with a central bar behind. | ||
| BC128 | Dagger | Early Bronze Age | 19.7 cm Length; 4.8 cm hilt Width | Dagger, tin bronze. Longitudinal ridge on each side, tapering to a point from the hilt, four broken rivet holes in hilt. | |
| BC129 | Rapier | 63.8 cm; 6 cm hilt | Rapier, bronze, the thin ridged blade. Tapers to a point from the hilt, two rivet holes in hilt. | ||
| BC130 | Sword | Late Iron Age - Early Medieval | 62.7 cm Length; 5 cm Width | Sword, leaf shaped, gunmetal. Broad longitudinal ridge on each side of the blade which swells out from the point and then tapers in to the hilt with nine rivet holes and a T-shaped terminal. | |
| BC131 | Sword | Late Iron Age - Early Medieval Earl | 59.4 cm Length; 5 cm Width | Sword, leaf shaped, borderline gunmetal. The blade swells out from the point and then tapers in to the hilt with seven rivet holes. Terminal broken off. | |
| BC132 | Sword | 48 cm; 4.1 cm | Sword, leaf shaped, bronze. Blade swells out from the point and then tapers in to the hilt with six rivet holes, max. with . 4.1. | ||
| BC133 | Sword | 50 cm Length; 4.8 cm Width | Sword, leaf shaped, bronze. Blade swells out from the point and then tapers in to the hilt with four rivet holes and a flat terminal. | ||
| BC134 | Sword | 59.5 cm; 4.8 cm max. | Sword, leaf shaped, bronze. Blade swells out from the point and then tapers in to the crudely attached hilt with four rivet holes. | ||
| BC135 | Sword | 54.3 cm; 5.6 cm max. | Sword, leaf shaped, bronze. Blade swells out from the point and then tapers in to the broken hilt with 2,5 rivet holes | ||
| BC136 | Sword | 47.5 cm; 4.6 cm max. | Sword, leaf shaped, bronze. Blade swells out from the point and then tapers in to the straight sided hilt with three broken rivet holes. | ||
| BC137 | Sword | Late Iron Age - Early Medieval Earl | 58.4 cm Length; 4.7 cm max. Width | Sword, leaf shaped, gunmetal. Blade swells out from the point and then tapers in to the hilt with ten rivet holes, | |
| BC138 | Sword | Late Bronze Age | 45.3 cm Length; 4.8 cm max. Width | Sword, leaf shaped, tin bronze. Blade swells out from the point and then tapers in to the hilt with seven rivet holes and a T-shaped terminal. | |
| BC139 | Sword | 21.3 cm; 5.2 cm max. | Sword, leaf shaped, bronze, hilt portion only. Four rivet holes and crudely attached portion of the blade | ||
| BC140 | Axe; developed flat axe (flanged axe) | Late Bronze Age | 11.8 cm Length; 11.8 cm max. behind convex cutting edge Width; 2 cm across flanges Thickness | Flanged axe, tin bronze, with a slight stop ridge on each face. Decorated on the side of each flange with incised inclined parallel lines. | |
| BC141 | Axe | 8.1 cm; 4.5 cm max. | Axe, copper, broad butt. Corroded surfaces | ||
| BC142 | Shoe | ca 800 | 25.5 cm Length; 10 cm Width | Shoe, leather. Made from a single piece of leather sewn at the heel, toe and centre of the upper surface. Tere is a tongue of two sections with binding around the top of each section. Flat sole and no heel. Made from a single piece of leather, approximately a size seven in today?s sizes. | |
| BC143 | Pistol | 10 cm Length; 1.6 cm muzzle Diameter | Pistol, barrel only, steel, cylindrical with two transverse bands. | ||
| BC144 | Key | 12.5 cm Length; 2.8 x 3.1 cm head Object size | Key, iron. Cylindrical barrel, square ward, irregular head. | ||
| BC145 | Inscribed slab | 8.4 x 7.4 x 1 cm | Inscribed slab, stone, irregular. | ||
| BC146 | Harness bells | 1400 - 1700 | 5 cm , 4.9, 4.9 x 3.8 cm Height; 3.6 cm , 3.8, 3.6, 3 cm Diameter | Harness bells (4), bronze, spherical. Each has pierced hanging lug on top, horizontal collar around the middle and slit in the lower portion with circular terminals. Inside each is a loose stone or metal clapper. | |
| BC147 | Jug; Bellarmine Jug; Bartmann jug | ca 1600 | 20.8 cm Height; 14.2 cm Diameter; 9.2 cm base Diameter | Bellarmine or Bartmann jug, clay, cream glaze, globular, with loop handle between the body and the neck which terminates in a lip with three collars. Bears a face below the spout. | |
| BC148 | Bottle | 16 cm Height; 16.2 cm Diameter | Bottle, green glass, circular, squat with deeply indented base and short tapered neck with collared lip | ||
| BC149 | Lamp | 8.5 cm Length; 5.8 cm Width; 4.2 cm Height | Lamp, clay, the top of the reservoir has at one end a round aperture for a wick and in a recess towards the other end an aperture for filling. There are two small incised patterns between the two. | ||
| BC150 | Bell, Clogh-na-fillah, or Bell of Blood | 7th-9th century | 27.1 cm; 20 cm x 15.2, mouth | Bell, iron, 'The Clogh-na-fillah' or 'Bell of Blood', rectangular cross section with rounded corners, tapers from a mouth Loop missing | |
| BC151 | Bell, Monaghan Bell | 20 cm; 13.2 cm x 6, mouth | Bell, bronze, 'The Monaghan Bel', rectangular cross section with tapering sides, loop broken off. | ||
| BC152 | Bell, Barry Gariagh Bell | 9th-10th century | 23.8 cm; 17.9 cm x 11.8, mouth | Bell, bronze, 'The Barry Gariagh Bell', rectangular cross section with rounded corners, tapers from a mouth, carrying loop or handle on top. | |
| BC153 | Bell | 18.5 cm; 14.3 cm mouth | Bell, bronze, circular with splayed rim and a loop handle which is supported by two brackets on top. Clapper missing. | ||
| BC154 | Bell | 12 cm; 9.8 cm x 8.5, mouth | Bell, bronze, oval, curved sides, with loop handle on top, with a horizontal band of wavy decoration in relief around the body | ||
| BC155 | Bell | 10.8 cm; 5.5 x 4.5 cm cross section | Bell, bronze, rectangular cross section with double loop handle on top, large part of body missing, cylindrical clapper with square shaft inside. | ||
| BC156 | Bell | 3.7 cm; 6.2 cm mouth | Bell, bronze, circular, splayed mouth tapering to top with opening for a loop, incised line decoration horizontally around rim and below top. Clapper missing. | ||
| BC157 | Bell; Bell of St. Mogue | 21 x 14.5 x 3 cm , bell; 23 x 17.2 x 12 cm , shrine | Bell, iron, 'Bell of St. Mogue' and shrine. Bell : iron, an irregular portion of one side with a part of a corner. Shrine: copper, made of four plates which form the tapering rectangular shrine, decorated around the base and on one face with an applied strips of hatched border. | ||
| BC158 | Wine bottle | 6.9 x 5 x 1.2 cm Object size | Wine bottle, sherd, green glass, convex, bears on exterior a raised seal, 4 x 4.5 cm, inscribed in relief 'N. Carolan & Co. /Dundalk = Wine Merchant' | ||
| BC159 | Seal | 3.9 cm Diameter | Seal, green glass, from a wine bottle, bears within a raised border, 'W=Dawson Esqr=1709'. | ||
| BC160 | Candle stick | 20 cm Height; 4.7 x 4.5 cm base Object size | Stem of a candle stick, iron, twisted stem rises from square base, one side base is missing, top circular. | ||
| BC161 | Axe; gallowglass axe | 14 x 7.2 x 3.7 cm Object size | Gallowglass axe fixing, iron made of two plates welded together to form the blade but separated at half way to give a vertical aperture for hafting. | ||
| BC162 | Drinking vessel; mether | 18.3 cm Height; 12 cm top Width; 17.7 cm x 18.5cm, with handles Width | Mether, wood, rectangular with vertical handle on each side, cut from the solid with base nailed on, with handles | ||
| BC163 | Drinking vessel; goblet | 20.3 cm Height; 12 cm top Diameter; 12.6 cm base Diameter | Goblet, wood, circular, turned, on stem and base. Cracked. | ||
| BC164 | Drinking vessel; cup | 12.5 cm Height; 8.8 cm top Diameter; 7.6 cm base Diameter | Cup, wood, circular, tapering from the top. With on one side a handle carved from the solid. | ||
| BC165 | Axe; flat axe | Late Bronze Age | 14.8 cm Length; 2.4 cm to 9.8 cm Width; 9.8 cm Thickness | Flat axe, tin bronze. Curves out to behind the convex cutting edge, hammered chain decoration on edges. | |
| BC166 | Drinking vessel; cup | Early Bronze Age | 17.4 x 12.5 x 7.6 cm Object size | Cup, stone, oval with curved sides and protruding handle, carved a solid block with the centre hollowed out. This type of cup is very rare. | |
| BC167 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 13.5 cm Length; 6.2 cm max. Width; 4.4 cm max. Thickness | Axe, stone, grey brown, polished, butt broken. | |
| BC168 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 12.6 cm; 5.5 cm max.; 2.7 cm max. | Axe, stone, grey, polished, chipped. | |
| BC169 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 14.1 cm Length; 7 cm max. Width; 3.6 cm max. Thickness | Axe, stone, black, polished. | |
| BC170 | Axe; stone axe | 21.4 cm Length; 8.9 cm max. Width; 5.6 cm max. Thickness | Axe, stone, mottled grey, not polished. | ||
| BC171 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 20 cm Length; 5.6 cm max. Width; 2.8 cm max. Thickness | Axe, stone, black, polished. | |
| BC172 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 11.6 cm Length; 5.4 cm max. Width; 3 cm max. Thickness | Axe, stone, brown, polished. | |
| BC173 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 17.6 cm Length; 8 cm max. Width; 4 cm max. Thickness | Axe, stone, olivine, polished. | |
| BC174 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 6.6 cm Length; 4.1 cm max. Width; 1.7 cm max. Thickness | Axe, stone, black, polished. | |
| BC175 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 11.9 cm Length; 5 cm max. Width; 2.6 cm max. Thickness | Axe, stone, black, polished, triangular cross section, chipped. | |
| BC176 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 13 cm Length; 6.5 cm max. Width; 2.3 cm max. Thickness | Axe, stone, black, polished. | |
| BC177 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 12.6 cm Length; 5.8 cm max. Width; 2.2 cm max. Thickness | Axe, stone, olivine on one side & black on the other, polished. | |
| BC178 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 11.5 cm Length; 5.9 cm max. Width; 3 cm max. Thickness | Axe, stone, grey, polished. | |
| BC179 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 11.1 cm Length; 4.9 cm max. Width; 2 cm max. Thickness | Axe, stone, brown, polished. | |
| BC180 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 10.5 cm Length; 5 cm max. Width; 3 cm max. Thickness | Axe, stone, black, polished. | |
| BC181 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 10.8 cm Length; 5 cm max. Width; 2.3 cm max. Thickness | Axe, stone, black, polished. | |
| BC182 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 12.6 cm Length; 5 cm max. Width; 2.7 cm max. Thickness | Axe, stone, olivine, polished. | |
| BC183 | Crucible | Early Bronze Age | 6 cm Height; 8 cm Diameter | Crucible, stone, circular. Vessel made of a refractory material, such as clay, graphite, or porcelain, or a relatively infusible metal, that may vary in size and that are used for melting, calcining, or filtering a substance at high temperatures. | |
| BC184 | Axe; flint axe | 14.6 cm Length; 4.9 cm to 2.5 cm Width; 2.6 cm max. Thickness | Axe, flint, unpolished. Tapers from the cutting edge to the butt. | ||
| BC185 | Knife | 12 cm Length; 3.3 cm Width; 1.3 cm Thickness | Knife, flint, curved, tapering to the ends, fine secondary chipping around edges | ||
| BC186 | Blade | 9 cm Length; 2.6 cm Width; 1 cm max. Thickness | Blade, flint, secondary chipping, tapers from a rounded end to a point, part of the bulb of percussion remains. | ||
| BC187 | Blade | 6.5 cm Length; 2 cm max. Width; 0.8 cm Thickness | Blade, flint, oval, secondary chipping, sides roughly parallel. | ||
| BC188 | Blade | 6.7 cm Length; 2 cm to 6 cm Width; 0.6 cm Thickness | Blade, flint, secondary chipping, one side straight the other convex. | ||
| BC189 | Flake | 7.5 cm Length; 2.9 cm Width; 1 cm Thickness | Flake, flint, ridged, tapers from the angle cut base. | ||
| BC190 | Scraper | 5.7 cm Length; 3.9 cm Width; 1 cm Thickness | Scraper, flint, dark grey, leaf shaped, rounded butt. | ||
| BC191 | Arrowhead; barbed and tanged arrowhead | Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age | 5.5 cm Length; 2.9 cm across barbs Width; 0.7 cm max. Thickness | Arrowhead, flint, brown, barbed and tanged, point broken off. | |
| BC192 | Arrowhead; barbed and tanged arrowhead | Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age | 7.4 cm Length; 2.9 cm across base Width; 0.8 cm Thickness | Arrowhead, flint, black, barbed and tanged, one slight barb (?) , point broken off. | |
| BC193 | Arrowhead; barbed and tanged arrowhead | Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age | 4.4 cm Length; 2.7 cm across barbs Width; 0.5 cm max. Thickness | Arrowhead, flint, brown, barbed and tanged. | |
| BC194 | Arrowhead; barbed and tanged arrowhead | Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age | 4.3 cm Length; 1.8 cm at barbs Width; 0.6 cm max. Thickness | Arrowhead, flint, brown, barbed and tanged, one barb broken off. | |
| BC195 | Arrowhead; barbed and tanged arrowhead | Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age | 3.3 cm; 2.6 cm across barbs; 0.6 cm max. | Arrowhead, flint, creamy brown, barbed and tanged. | |
| BC196 | Arrowhead; barbed and tanged arrowhead | Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age | 2.4 cm; 2 cm across barbs; 0.3 cm max. | Arrowhead, flint, cream, barbed and tanged. | |
| BC197 | Arrowhead; barbed and tanged arrowhead | Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age | 1.7 cm Length; 1.8 cm across barbs Width; 0.5 cm max. Thickness | Arrowhead, flint, cream, barbed and tanged, point broken off | |
| BC198 | Arrowhead; barbed arrowhead | Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age | 4 cm Length; 3.6 cm across barbs Width; 0.5 cm max. Thickness | Arrowhead, flint, brown, barbed. | |
| BC199 | Arrowhead; barbed arrowhead | Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age | 4.1 cm Length; 2.2 cm across barbs Width; 0.5 cm max. Thickness | Arrowhead, flint, brown, barbed. | |
| BC200 | Arrowhead; barbed arrowhead | Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age | 4.3 cm Length; 2.6 cm across barbs Width; 0.4 cm max. Thickness | Arrowhead, flint, brown, barbed. | |
| BC201 | Arrowhead; tanged arrowhead | 4 cm Length; 2.5 cm across barbs Width; 0.6 cm max. Thickness | Arrowhead, flint, brown, barbed, point broken off | ||
| BC202 | Arrowhead; barbed arrowhead | Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age | 3.4 cm; 2.1 cm across barbs; 0.4 cm max. | Arrowhead, flint, brown, barbed, point broken off | |
| BC203 | Arrowhead; barbed arrowhead | Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age | 3.2 cm Length; 3 cm across barbs Width; 0.4 cm max. Thickness | Arrowhead, flint, brown, barbed. | |
| BC204 | Arrowhead; barbed arrowhead | Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age | 2.9 cm Length; 2.1 cm across barbs Width; 0.3 cm max. Thickness | Arrowhead, flint, cream, barbed. | |
| BC205 | Arrowhead; leaf-shaped arrowhead | Early Neolithic | 6.6 cm Length; 2.7 cm max. Width; 0.5 cm max. Thickness | Arrowhead, flint, cream, lozenge shaped, point broken off. | |
| BC206 | Arrowhead; leaf-shaped arrowhead | Early Neolithic | 5.5 cm Length; 2.7 cm max. Width; 0.5 cm max. Thickness | Arrowhead, flint, olivine & white, leaf-shaped. | |
| BC207 | Arrowhead; leaf-shaped arrowhead | Early Neolithic | 4.9 cm Length; 2.2 cm max. Width; 0.5 cm max. Thickness | Arrowhead, flint, brown, leaf-shaped, point broken off. | |
| BC208 | Arrowhead; leaf-shaped arrowhead | Early Neolithic | 4.4 cm Length; 2 cm max. Width; 0.4 cm max. Thickness | Arrowhead, flint, brown, leaf-shaped, point broken off. | |
| BC209 | Arrowhead; leaf-shaped arrowhead | Early Neolithic | 4.4 cm Length; 2.2 cm max. Width; 0.6 cm max. Thickness | Arrowhead, flint, brown, leaf-shaped. | |
| BC210 | Flake | 3.5 x 2.1 x 0.5 cm Object size | Flake, flint, brown, truncated, part of the bulb of percussion remaining. | ||
| BC211 | Knife | 14.6 cm Length; 3.4 cm max. Width | Knife, tin bronze, central rib on both sides, two rivet holes in the hilt. | ||
| BC212 | Rotary quern | 30.5 cm basin Diameter; 14.5 cm basin Height; 23 cm grinder Diameter; 6 cm grinder Height | Rotary quern, stone, basin and grinder. Basin: circular, three feet cut from the solid. The circular recess for the grinder has three concentric ridges around the centre boss and a hole in one side through the ground cereal was discharged. Grinder: circular, central vertical hole for pouring in the | ||
| BC213 | Spearhead | Bronze Age | 7.7 cm Length; 2.4 cm width of blade Width; 1.6 cm socket Diameter | Spearhead, bronze, socketed. Two opposed loops above the socket. | |
| BC214 | Buckle | 5.3 x 6.2 cm Object size | Buckle, bronze, rectangular, with a protruding boss half way along each side and with a central bar. | ||
| BC215 | Buckle | 6.1 x 3.9 cm Object size | Buckle, bronze, oblong, round knob half way along each side, two curve in, the opposite pair curve out | ||
| BC216 | Padlock | 3.6 cm Height; 2.2 cm Diameter | Padlock, iron, globular, hinged keeper on top, keyhole in the side protected by a sliding cover. | ||
| BC217 | Pin | Late Bronze Age | 15.8 cm Length; 2 cm , 2, 1.9, 1.8 cm, rings Diameter | Pin, bronze, three rings fastened on the tapered pin of round cross section with a square head | |
| BC218 | Pin | 10.1 cm Length; 3.1 cm ring Diameter | Pin, bronze, a single ring is gripped by the turned over top of the pin | ||
| BC219 | Pin | 11 cm Length; 2.6 cm ring Diameter | Pin, bronze, a split ring is gripped in the turned over top of the pin. The point is bent upwards. | ||
| BC220 | Pin | 4.8 cm Length; 2 cm ring Diameter | Pin, bronze, a ring gripped by turned over head of the pin. | ||
| BC221 | Pin; dress pin | ca -100 | 13 cm; 3 cm | Pin, bronze, the circular head decorated with three pairs of bosses, a single pair is mounted by a bent shank to protrude in front of the pin | |
| BC222 | Pin; dress pin | ca -100 | 5.8 cm Diameter; 16 cm Length | Pennanular brooch, bronze, the disc head is ornamented within a raised border with a ziz-zaz pattern, two bosses at the top on each side of the head of the pin, holding the disc in a hinge and passes down in front. | |
| BC223 | Horse tack: cheek-piece; three-way cheek-piece; connective rein | Early Medieval | 3.5 cm ring Diameter | Horse tack: cheek-piece : three-way cheek-piece, bronze, on the circular ring, each in a notch and kept apart by three vertical spikes, are three equally distanced hanging plates, each in the form of loop originally by a rivet. | |
| BC224 | Horse tack: cheek-piece : three-way cheek-piece; connective rein | Early Medieval | 3.5 cm ring Diameter | Horse tack: cheek-piece : three-way cheek-piece, brass, on the circular ring, decorated with 3 groups of incised semicircles and vertical lines, are three hanging plates each closed by a rivet. | |
| BC225 | Amulet | 4.5 cm Diameter; 1 cm hole Diameter; 1.9 cm Thickness | Amulet, stone, circular, flat surfaces with rounded edges, a vertical hole drilled through the centre from both sides. | ||
| BC226 | Amulet | 3.5 cm Diameter; 1.4 cm hole Diameter; 1 cm Thickness | Amulet, stone, circular, flat surfaces with rounded edges, a vertical hole drilled through the centre. | ||
| BC227 | Amulet | 4.6 x 4.1 x 1.9 cm Object size | Amulet, stone, irregular, polished, a vertical hole drilled off centre. | ||
| BC228 | Bead | 2.2 cm Diameter; 1 cm hole Diameter | Bead, stone, circular. flat surfaces with rounded edges, a vertical hole drilled through the centre. | ||
| BC229 | Bead | 2.6 cm Diameter; 1.5 cm Thickness | Bead, clay, circular. Rounded profile, central vertical hole, random light brown whirl decoration. | ||
| BC230 | Bead | 1.7 cm Diameter; 1.1 cm Thickness | Bead, clay, circular. Rounded profile, central vertical hole, random brown whirl decoration. | ||
| BC231 | Ring money | 3.4 cm Diameter | Ring money, brass, the ring is not closed leaving a gap between the opposed ends. | ||
| BC232 | Tablet, inscribed with Irish | 21 x 29.8 x 2 cm | Tablet, plaster, irregular, portion of an incised inscription in Irish | ||
| BC233 | Bell | 5 cm Height; 5.4 x 4.5 cm oval cross section Object size | Bell, bronze, on top is a rectangular suspension loop. | ||
| BC234 | Ceremonial club | 21 cm Length; 8.9 cm max. Width | Club, green stone, the bulbous blade with convex sides curves into the rounded hilt which is pierced horizontally below the ridged rudimentary pommel. | ||
| BC235 | Macehead | Neolithic | 9 cm; 5.1 cm | Macehead, stone, mottled grey, polished, ends rounded, central vertical hole for handle. | |
| BC236 | Wine bottling machine | 12.4 cm Height; 9 x 8.5 cm base Object size | Part of an Italian wine bottling machine, iron, cylindrical block with two holes through it vertically is mounted on a base plate is vertically by two brackets. | ||
| BC237 | Sword | 38.1 cm; 5.9 cm max. | Sword, leaf shaped, bronze, portion of. Point broken off and modified, the blade swells out and then tapers hilt with four rivet holes. | ||
| BC238 | Bottle | 30 cm Height; 12.2 cm max. Diameter; 3.7 cm mouth Diameter | Bottle, copper, round bottomed bulbous body and cylindrical neck, ornamented with horizontal parallel lines in relief, hole in centre of base | ||
| BC239 | Ceremonial club | 24.5 cm Length; 12 x 9.3 cm collar Object size | Stone club, a carved man's face with open mouth is protrudes from a cylindrical shaft which ends in a collar beyond which the there is a wedge. | ||
| BC240 | Axe; flat axe | Bronze Age | 19 cm Length; 3.7 cm to 13.4 cm Width; 1 cm Thickness | Flat axe, bronze. Curves out to behind the convex cutting edge | |
| BC241 | Axe; flat axe | Bronze Age | 16 cm Length; 3.5 cm to 8.6 cm Width; 1 cm Thickness | Flat axe, bronze. Curves out to behind the convex cutting edge | |
| BC242 | Axe; socketed axe | Late Bronze Age | 5.7 cm Length; 3.6 x 3 cm Socket | Socketed axe, bronze, loop below socket. | |
| BC243 | Ceremonial macehead | 19.5 cm max.; 16 cm max.; 4.5 cm max. | Teardrop shaped unpolished stone. Single bevelled opening narrowing to aperture. Area of damage at maximum width. Similar found in Ireland and Scotland. | ||
| BC244 | Axehead | Archaic (North America) | 12 cm; 8 cm; 4 cm | Stone axehead, wedge shaped, unpolished, full circumference deep groove present | |
| BC245 | Axehead, or tomahawk | -8000 / 1800 | 1222 cm; 10 cm max.; 3.2 cm | Stone axehead, unpolished. Shouldered shape, groove present at butt end. | |
| BC246 | Stone object, possibly loom weight | 7 x 7 x 6 cm | Stone object, spherical. Rough exterior with 2 smooth areas measuring 1x2cm and 2x2cm. 3 holes present, 1x1cm, 1x1cm, and 2x1cm, 2 of which connect. | ||
| BC247 | Arrowhead; barbed and tanged arrowhead | Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age | 7 cm; 3 cm; 0.9 cm max. | Arrowhead, flint, pale brown, barbed and tanged, one barb broken off. Black mark shaped like a letter ??L?? near the tang. | |
| BC248 | Arrowhead; barbed and tanged arrowhead | Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age | 5.9 cm; 3.2 cm; 0.6 cm max. | Arrowhead, flint, dark brown. Barbed and tanged, one barb broken off. | |
| BC249 | Arrowhead; tanged arrowhead | Neolithic | 3.4 cm; 2 cm; 0.5 cm max. | Arrowhead, flint, brown, tanged | |
| BC250 | Arrowhead; tanged arrowhead | Neolithic | 4.1 cm; 2 cm; 0.7 cm max. | Arrowhead, flint, brown, tanged, indecipherable lettering on one side. | |
| BC251 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 15 cm; 6.5 cm max.; 3.8 cm max. | Stone axe, grey, polished. Butt end damaged and chip present one side. | |
| BC252 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 8.1 cm; 4.6 cm max.; 2.3 cm max. | Stone axe, dark grey, polished. Damaged at butt end. | |
| BC253 | Axe; stone axe; unpolished stone axe | 9.7 cm; 5.5 cm max.; 3.2 cm max. | Stone axe, grey/brown, unpolished. Two small deep chips present at blade end. | ||
| BC254 | Stone axe | 11.9 cm; 6.4 cm max.; 3.8 cm max. | Stone axe, brown | ||
| BC255 | Arrowhead; barbed and tanged arrowhead | Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age | 5.2 cm; 2.8 cm max.; 0.7 cm max. | Arrowhead, black, barbed and tanged, one barb damaged. | |
| BC256 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 10.2 cm; 4.9 cm max.; 2.2 cm max. | Stone axe, black, polished. Single chip present. | |
| BC257 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 11.2 cm; 5.4 cm max.; 3.2 cm max. | Stone axe, bluish-grey, polished. Multiple chips and damage with possible tool marks on one side. | |
| BC258 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 9.2 cm; 5.2 cm max.; 1.5 cm max. | Stone axe, brown, polished but both sides worn down variation in colour from white to black flecks. Butt end broken off. | |
| BC259 | Axe; flat axe | Early Bronze Age | 10.4 cm; 3.5 cm splays out to max. 5.5; 1.3 cm | Flat axe, bronze. Incised cross-hatch decoration present on both sides, extensive damage to cutting edge. | |
| BC260 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 10.4 cm; 4.4 cm max.; 1.8 cm max. | Stone axe, brown, polished. Blade end broken off and chipped on one side. | |
| BC261 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 7.2 cm; 4.2 cm max.; 2.9 cm max. | Stone axe, polished patterned green stone. Some damage at blade end. | |
| BC262 | Axe; stone axe; unpolished stone axe | 9.9 cm; 3.8 cm max.; 1.5 cm max. | Stone axe, grey/brown, unpolished. | ||
| BC263 | Axe; stone axe; unpolished stone axe | 9.2 cm; 3.8 cm max.; 2.2 cm max. | Stone axe, grey, unpolished. | ||
| BC264 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 9.2 cm; 3.8 cm max.; 2.4 cm max. | Stone axe, black, polished, butt broken. Some chipping damage. | |
| BC265 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 8.6 cm; 4.1 cm max.; 2.2 cm max. | Stone axe, dark grey, polished with orange and red flecks. Chipped. | |
| BC266 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 8.9 cm; 4.5 cm max.; 1.8 cm max. | Stone axe, green stone with red/brown areas, polished. Chipped. | |
| BC267 | Axe; stone axe; polished stone axe | Neolithic | 7.8 cm; 4.3 cm max.; 1.4 cm max. | Stone axe, dark grey/brown, polished. Chipped. | |
| BC268 | Whale teeth | Neolithic | 12 teeth | ||
| BC269 | Animal skull, possibly of a Megaloceros Giganteus, commonly known as Irish Elk or Giant Deer | 1.769911504 | Animal skull, possibly of a Megaloceros Giganteus, Irish Elk |
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The Beresford collection is named after antiquities collector Marcus Gervais Beresford, who was also Archbishop of Armagh from 1862 to 1885.
Following his death in 1885, his son, George de la Poer Beresford, bequeathed his father’s collection to the Library.