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Viking gold armlet from Ireland
The drawing shows one of a hoard of ten Viking gold armlets, found in 1802 on Hare Island in the Shannon, and later melted down.
Creator
- Smirke, Richard
Subject
- Costume and Accessories
- Drawings
- Jewellery
- Metalwork
- archaeology
- Goldwork
- Drawing
- Jewelry
- Archaeology
Creator
- Smirke, Richard
Subject
- Costume and Accessories
- Drawings
- Jewellery
- Metalwork
- archaeology
- Goldwork
- Drawing
- Jewelry
- Archaeology
Providing institution
Aggregator
Intermediate provider
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Rights
- Smirke, Richard
Temporal
- Viking : Mid
Places
- Co. Westmeath
- Europe
- Hare Island
- Leinster
- Ree, Lough
- Republic of Ireland
- Shannon (river)
- Leinster
- Republic of Ireland
Provenance
- Society of Antiquaries of London Catalogue of Drawings and Museum Objects: Primeval Antiquities
Source
- Archaeology Data Sevice
Identifier
- society_albums/primeval_antiquities/pa28-1e
Is part of
- http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/SoA_images/index.cfm?CFID=9579&CFTOKEN=BF7E76A0-D723-4BB2-9AC4B2BE9A527C12
References
- Charles Vallancey, Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis 4 vols. (Dublin: Pat Wogan, 1781-1804), 4, 2: 255-9.|J A Graham-Campbell, 'A Viking Age Gold Hoard from Ireland', Antiquaries Journal 54 (1974): 269-72. Illustration, pl. LII, between pp. 270 and 271. The article includes a transcription of a letter from Francis Douce concerning these gold antiquities. The letter suggests that the Society should 'direct their Draughtsman to make accurate Drawings of these most precious Relicks, in order to preserve a faithful remembrance of them.' This letter is in the Society's minute book for November 1812.|James Graham-Campbell, Viking Artefacts: A Select Catalogue (London: British Museum Publications, 1980), no. 231, p. 63. Illustration, figs. 231a and 231 b, p. 239. The arm ring is described as a 'Double annular gold arm-ring, with stamped ornament ... and linked terminals consisting of six animal-heads and two faceted rectangular knobs.'|Vetusta Monumenta 5 (1835): pl. 30.
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-01-18T10:20:15.100Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-07-25T11:21:26.369Z