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  1. Shillelagh owned by Daniel O'Connell Shillelagh owned by Daniel O'Connell Shillelagh owned by Daniel O'Connell the Irish Liberator, after whom O'Connell Street in Dublin is named. It was left ... Contributed by Individual
  2. The Celtic Curse - The Roman Baths The Celtic Curse - The Roman Baths This small but unique object contains the only surviving words written in British Celtic. Although we can read the ... Contributed by Individual
  3. Ardross Wolf Ardross Wolf Magnificient Pictish wolf Contributed by Museum
  4. The Carmarthen Brooch The Carmarthen Brooch In the course of digging the foundation of our new school, the builders came across Roman pottery, jewellery and ... Contributed by Individual
  5. A slave-chain from Llyn Cerrig Bach A slave-chain from Llyn Cerrig Bach The necks of five slaves or captives were once restrained within the large hinged rings on this heavy iron chain. Contributed by Museum
  6. Iron Age Torc from Glascote Iron Age Torc from Glascote Torc for a Celtic chieftain, made from gold alloy around 100 BC and found by a canal worker in 1943. Contributed by Museum
  7. Metalwork - The Ardagh Chalice Metalwork - The Ardagh Chalice The Ardagh Chalice is believed to date from the 8th Century and is one of the finest examples of Celtic metalwork ever ... Contributed by Museum
  8. Pictish Sculpture - Knotwork Fragment Pictish Sculpture - Knotwork Fragment This 1200-1300 year old fragment of Pictish carving was found built into the relieving arch at the West End of Tarbat ... Contributed by Museum
  9. Pictish Sculpture - The 'Dragon Stone' Pictish Sculpture - The 'Dragon Stone' In 1997, during archaeological investigation of the 17th century ‘barrel-vaulted’ Crypt of Tarbat Old Parish Church ... Contributed by Museum
  10. Old Welsh hill farmer's chair Old Welsh hill farmer's chair A friend of mine found this old, rustic chair in a tumbledown cottage on a mountain above the Elan Valley in Mid-Wales. ... Contributed by Individual
  11. Basse Yutz Flagons Basse Yutz Flagons Two flagons for pouring mead, wine or beer at feasts and probably found in the burial of an unknown man. Contributed by The British Museum
  12. The Capel Garmon Firedog The Capel Garmon Firedog This firedog is unique, and considered to be one of the most important pieces of early decorative ironwork to have been ... Contributed by Museum
  13. Dea Nutrix (nursing goddess) figurine Dea Nutrix (nursing goddess) figurine This pipeclay figurine was found in a child's grave in Baldock. Although common in Gaul, burials with pipeclay figurines ... Contributed by Museum
  14. Chieftain's Burial Chieftain's Burial In 1967 an excavation in Baldock uncovered a burial so rich in grave goods that it is thought to have belonged to a ... Contributed by Museum
  15. Derrykeighan Stone, Iron Age c.50AD Derrykeighan Stone, Iron Age c.50AD A large stone from the first century AD incised with a unique and beautiful Celtic design. Contributed by Museum
  16. Celtic Mathematical Mount Celtic Mathematical Mount This pre-Roman Celtic Mount displays British mastery of geometry and mathematics as well as bronze-making technology. ... Contributed by Individual
  17. Roman Tombstone of Vedica Roman Tombstone of Vedica A Roman Tombstone carved with the image of a native British Celtic woman from the Cornovian tribal area near Shropshire Contributed by Museum
  18. Clan Donald Genealogy Chart Clan Donald Genealogy Chart Genealogical chart representing the potent and independent Lords of the Isles. Contributed by Museum
  19. Base silver 'stater' Base silver 'stater' This recently excavated coin represents the nearest thing to a ‘local’ currency in Guernsey and Sark in the first ... Contributed by Museum
  20. Serpentine whorl Serpentine whorl In the 19th century many stone whorls were removed from Sark. More than a dozen cromlechs were broken up to provide ... Contributed by Museum
  21. Copper alloy armlet Copper alloy armlet The armlet was found by chance. The solid casting and incised repeat pattern are typical of the ‘Ornamental Horizon’ of ... Contributed by Museum
  22. Iron Age Sword and Scabbard Iron Age Sword and Scabbard Iron Age sword with Bronze scabbard, finest found in Britain. Left in river Nene probably as an offering 2000 years ago. Contributed by Museum
  23. Bronze book hasp Bronze book hasp Bronze book hasp found at little Dunagoil, Bute. Little Dunagoil was occupied from the Bronze Age through to Medieval ... Contributed by Individual
  24. An Iron Age Logboat from Poole Harbour An Iron Age Logboat from Poole Harbour A 2000 year old logboat found in Poole Harbour, whose original use remains a mystery. Contributed by Museum
  25. Late Bronze Age Hoard Late Bronze Age Hoard These bronze items are associated with cart burilas in Scandinavia, central Europe and souther England Contributed by Museum
  26. Crescentic plaque from Llyn Cerrig Bach Crescentic plaque from Llyn Cerrig Bach Sometime between 200BC and AD100 this bronze plaque was cast into a lake at Llyn Cerrig Bach, Anglesey. The elaborate ... Contributed by Museum
  27. Iron Age Coin from Colchester Iron Age Coin from Colchester Roy Charlton from Colchester brought this item along to the Â鶹Éç bus. Laura McLean, from the Portable Antiqities Scheme ... Contributed by Individual
  28. The Tandragee Man - 3000 year old statue The Tandragee Man - 3000 year old statue The Tandragee Man Name: Nuada/ Nuadha (of the silver arm)/ Airgedlamh This stone figure is called the Tandragee ... Contributed by Museum
  29. Celtic head from Caerwent Celtic head from Caerwent Persistence of native religious traditions in a Romanised world. Crudely carved from local sandstone, the head is ... Contributed by Museum
  30. Birdlip Grave Group, Bronze Mirror Birdlip Grave Group, Bronze Mirror A group of Iron-Age treasures buried around AD50 along with their owner. Contributed by Museum
  31. A long chain mail tunic A long chain mail tunic A complete long chain mail tunic, weighing 10.2 kg, possibly from a relic from a time serving in the Roman army. Contributed by Museum
  32. Dobunnic Half Stater (Iron Age Coin) Dobunnic Half Stater (Iron Age Coin) Probably the oldest and most enduring pieces of metalwork to be found in the Cotswolds. It is attached to the On/Off ... Contributed by Individual
  33. South Cave weapons cache South Cave weapons cache The cache was discovered in September 2002 by 3 metal detectorists, on agricultural land at South Cave, East Yorkshire. ... Contributed by Museum
  34. Achavrail Armlet Achavrail Armlet Bronze Achavrail Armlet decorated in a style common in Celtic communities in Europe. A symbol of wealth and power. Contributed by Museum
  35. Human face on an Iron Age shield fitting Human face on an Iron Age shield fitting The late Celtic face design on this brass plaque once decorated the front of an Iron Age shield of wood or leather Contributed by Museum
  36. Snettisham gold tubular torc Snettisham gold tubular torc A gold tubular torc found in 1948, which was the first part of the Iron Age Snettisham Treasure to be discovered. Contributed by Museum
  37. Drinking cup from the Crownthorpe Hoard Drinking cup from the Crownthorpe Hoard One of a unique pair of Roman-style drinking cups; their handles decorated with Celtic-style swimming ducks. Contributed by Museum
  38. Iron Age coin of the Corieltavi Iron Age coin of the Corieltavi The Corieltavi made coins with a wreath design on the front and a abstract horse with an inscription on the back. Contributed by Museum
  39. The Scottish Kilt The Scottish Kilt After visiting Scotland, I found the tartan pattern very interesting and discovered that there is a lot of history, ... Contributed by Individual
  40. The Glastonbury bowl The Glastonbury bowl The Glastonbury Lake Village is the best-preserved Iron Age settlement known in Europe. The village was constructed on ... Contributed by Individual
  41. Clay salt pan support Clay salt pan support It is a squidge of clay used to support a pan in which iron age people boiled sea water to extract salt somewhere on the ... Contributed by Individual
  42. Cernunnos - the Horned God of the Celts Cernunnos - the Horned God of the Celts From the Roman period but with strong British (Celtic)influence. For me it shows a fusion between Mediteranean and ... Contributed by Individual

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