Drawings Bronze Age swords from Co. Tipperary
Object number
LDSAL2020.38.164
Production date
Mid 19th century
Material
Paper
Wash
Brush
Wash
Brush
Technique
Drawing
Dimensions
Height: 820mm
Width: 560mm
Width: 560mm
Inscriptions
Inscription content
Weapons found near Tiperary [sic] in Ireland: They are of a mixed metal of the colour of gold even when broken; and are of the size they are drawn. The handles were of a material that is perished; and were fixed into the part marked A. of which there are different views. These arms are in the possession of Councillor Harris in Dublin.
References
Reference (free text)
Michael Herity, 'Early Finds of Irish Antiquities from the Minute Books of the Society of Antiquaries of London', Antiquaries Journal 49 (1969): 1-21.
Illustration, pl. IX, between pp. 16 and 17.
P. 10 refers to the purse-shaped chape, which is described in Rev Armstrong's catalogue of objects from the Bog of Cullen.
