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Co Offaly~King's County: Archaeological Objects at The British Museum

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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...