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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Michael Ryan
Michael Ryan*
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National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Eire
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Abstract

In June 1985, the National Museum of Ireland obtained possession of a major hoard of nine bronze objects decorated in an 8th-century style, which were discovered in advance of drainage works in Co. Meath. Its location and contents raise important questions about the genesis of the brilliant art of the 8th and 9th centuries in Ireland. The Keeper of Irish Antiquities begins their publication with some remarks on the unhappy way some of the recent hoards have come to light – concerns that are underlined by yet another episode of looting on a ‘treasure’ site in Surrey.

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Antiquity , Volume 61 , Issue 231 , March 1987 , pp. 57 - 63
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd 1987

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