A tale of two lost lunulae—one with its ogham story to tell

Two unlocalised Early Bronze Age gold lunulae originally in the collection of the earls of Dunraven are each notable for distinctive modern features, including a stitched repair and an ogham inscription. This paper considers some aspects of the history of the Dunraven collection, in particular the p...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Irish archaeology 2020-01, Vol.29, p.1-16
Hauptverfasser: Cahill, Mary, White, Nora
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Two unlocalised Early Bronze Age gold lunulae originally in the collection of the earls of Dunraven are each notable for distinctive modern features, including a stitched repair and an ogham inscription. This paper considers some aspects of the history of the Dunraven collection, in particular the prehistoric and more recent biographies of the lunulae.
ISSN:0268-537X