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Book of Durrow

The Durrow Gospels constitute one of the earliest masterpieces of Insular book production.  A later inscription in the volume suggests that it was based on a manuscript once owned by...

Book of Durrow

The Durrow Gospels constitute one of the earliest masterpieces of Insular book production.  A later inscription in the volume suggests that it was based on a manuscript once owned by...

MIRROR FROM DESBOROUGH

MIRROR FROM DESBOROUGH Northamptonshire, bronze, late first century bc The Celts acquired their taste for richly designed mirrors from the classical world, where they were prized, in particular, by the...

MIRROR FROM DESBOROUGH

MIRROR FROM DESBOROUGH Northamptonshire, bronze, late first century bc The Celts acquired their taste for richly designed mirrors from the classical world, where they were prized, in particular, by the...

Gundestrup Cauldron

This is one of the most celebrated sections of the Gundestrup Cauldron.  A Celtic deity sits cross-legged, wearing antlers and a torc.  He holds a second torc in his right...

Gundestrup Cauldron

This is one of the most celebrated sections of the Gundestrup Cauldron.  A Celtic deity sits cross-legged, wearing antlers and a torc.  He holds a second torc in his right...

INNER PLATE OF THE GUNDESTRUP CAULDRON

INNER PLATE OF THE GUNDESTRUP CAULDRON Silver, first century bc Attempts have been made to interpret this scene by comparing it to an episode from the Irish epic, ('the Cattle Raid...

INNER PLATE OF THE GUNDESTRUP CAULDRON

INNER PLATE OF THE GUNDESTRUP CAULDRON Silver, first century bc Attempts have been made to interpret this scene by comparing it to an episode from the Irish epic, ('the Cattle Raid...

CELTIC GODDESS

CELTIC GODDESS -OUTER PLATE OF THE GUNDESTRUP CAULDRON Silver, first century bc Originally, there were eight plates on the outside of the Gundestrup Cauldron, seven of these have survived.  Each...

CELTIC GODDESS

CELTIC GODDESS -OUTER PLATE OF THE GUNDESTRUP CAULDRON Silver, first century bc Originally, there were eight plates on the outside of the Gundestrup Cauldron, seven of these have survived.  Each...

THE BATTERSEA SHIELD

THE BATTERSEA SHIELD London, Bronze, first century bc This is one of the most celebrated examples of metalwork from Iron Age Britian.  Constructed from four pieces of bronze attached to...

THE BATTERSEA SHIELD

THE BATTERSEA SHIELD London, Bronze, first century bc This is one of the most celebrated examples of metalwork from Iron Age Britian.  Constructed from four pieces of bronze attached to...