Co Sligo: Archaeological Objects at The British Museum
The British Museum holds just eight items identified as coming from Co Sligo, but what a collection they are! The majority of these are assigned to either the Early Bronze Age (?) or the Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age (2 each). The most common object types represented are flat axes and lunulae (2 each). Only two material types are represented in this assemblage: Metal (7) and Stone (1). < Table of Contents Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age: Metal items Sligo (near) lunula 18490301.220 Gold lunula. Flat sheet crescent of beaten gold with semi-circular terminals rotated relative to the crescent. It is decorated with an incised geometric pattern. The decoration consists of two or three parallel lines and an accompanying row of triangles parallel to the inner and outer edges. At the centre of each horn is a sequence of six diamond shaped motifs. http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1395547&partId=1 Slig...