Iron Age stone cup or lamp

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Culture: Iron Age Material: Stone Accession No: HCA 467. Current Location: The Hunt Museum, Limerick. A roughly hewn polished stone lamp typical of the Scottish and Irish Iron Age. A short handle protrudes from the side and the rim is decorated in a single continuous line of chevron detail. Described by William Knowles as being of a ‘class of cups or goblets which were placed beside most of the public wells in pagan times’. This object was found in Connor, Co. Antrim. More.

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HuntMuseum
The Hunt Museum preserves and exhibits the original artefacts gathered, over a lifetime, by John and Gertrude Hunt and known as the Hunt Collection. The Museum also displays its own collections, as well as visiting exhibitions of Local, National and International significance with the overall aim of maximising their cultural and educational potential for the people of Limerick and Ireland.

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