Treasures of Ireland: Irish Art 3000 B.C.-1500 A.D.

9th century animal appears arms Armstrong attached band base bears bell body Book bordered bosses Bronze Age brooch carved cast central centre church closely collar Colour consists contains covered cross decorated disc Dublin earlier early edge elaborate enamel Europe evidence examples face figure filigree Find four front gilt glass gold head Henry hoard horn important incised indicated inscription interlace Ireland Irish Kells Kilkenny known late later lines manuscript metal metalwork Mitchell motifs moulding objects occur originally ornament pair panels patterns penannular perhaps period piece plain plates probably produced Raftery raised Refs represented ring rivets Royal shape sheet shows shrine side silver similar Society spirals stone strips style suggest surface technique Tène terminals torcs twisted upper vessel Viking wire