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Here's a place to post and discuss pictures of sites or artifacts of general archaeological interest.
If you are not sure where to post up material you have seen or found, post here.

Please note that all archaeological objects must be reported to the National Museum of Ireland. See the stickies on the landing page.

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mocmo

Hmmmm, I think it might be natural, definitely worth showing the geologists.

The Enbalmer

Ardrageen wrote: »

Side view. I took this one under a microscope.

Underside

Okay its not a spindle whorl!

looks almost like the broken neck of a penny ink jar but it probably isnt so i'll back out now

Ardrageen

Side view. I took this one under a microscope.

Underside

mocmo

The Enbalmer wrote: »

Looks like the centre bit is full of some sort of concretion.. that'd be one hell of a fossil!

Sorry just re reading your comment, do you mean that the centre has different material stuck in it? If so, then yes most likely a whorl. I was looking at it as all being the same piece of stone if you get me!

mocmo

Well I'm no geologist but the partial band of parallel lines around the hollow remind me of shell fossils (ammonite?) and natural forms often do a great job of looking man made. More photos of the opposite side and profile would be useful.

The Enbalmer

mocmo wrote:

A spindle whorl would have a hole all the way through it, but it could be an unfinished example. Any more photos showing different views? I'd also post in the geology forum, it might be part of a fossil.

Looks like the centre bit is full of some sort of concretion.. that'd be one hell of a fossil!

mocmo

A spindle whorl would have a hole all the way through it, but it could be an unfinished example. Any more photos showing different views? I'd also post in the geology forum, it might be part of a fossil.

Ardrageen

Thank you very much.

The Enbalmer

Ardrageen wrote: »

Any thoughts on what this might be? It is the size of a 10 cent coin and weighs about 4.5 grams.

Looks like a spindle whorl.

Ardrageen

Any thoughts on what this might be? It is the size of a 10 cent coin and weighs about 4.5 grams.

Joeseph Balls

Ms2011 wrote: »

The National Museum have sent me out a ‘report a discovery form’ which I posted back today.
They will want to do a site visit but I'm not sure when.

Very similar to a carving of a monks head on the side of a monastery founded by colmcille here.
Not sure how old the one here is but I'll try get a pic and date.

Kamili

The very best of luck!

Ms2011

Kamili wrote: »

Ms2011 wrote: »

County museum has been out to inspect the heads. They seemed interested in them, took pics, measurments etc.
I think the next step is for them to get in touch with the National Museum to see if they want to inspect them.

oh brill, keep us updated thats really interesting. Fair play to you!

The National Museum have sent me out a ‘report a discovery form’ which I posted back today.
They will want to do a site visit but I'm not sure when.

Kamili

Ms2011 wrote: »

County museum has been out to inspect the heads. They seemed interested in them, took pics, measurments etc.
I think the next step is for them to get in touch with the National Museum to see if they want to inspect them.

oh brill, keep us updated thats really interesting. Fair play to you!

New Home

Cool!

Ms2011

County museum has been out to inspect the heads. They seemed interested in them, took pics, measurments etc.
I think the next step is for them to get in touch with the National Museum to see if they want to inspect them.

Dr Strange

Looks a bit like the head in this article. Note: they only used the image as a general one to show the head of NMI with an exhibit. Nothing in my he article about the exhibit itself.

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/laundry-legacy-artistic-response-to-magdalenes-37939894.html

Esel

Saw a lovely one of these on sale in the Fairyhouse market for €50 about 20 years ago from a traveller's stall. It looked genuine.

Ms2011

slowburner wrote: »

Ms2011 wrote: »

Some have said the head might be the face of Crom Dubh stolen from a wall on 1993, anyone know much about this??

It ain’t that either!

Well at least I don't have stolen property!!

slowburner

Ms2011 wrote: »

Some have said the head might be the face of Crom Dubh stolen from a wall on 1993, anyone know much about this??

It ain’t that either!

Ms2011

Some have said the head might be the face of Crom Dubh stolen from a wall on 1993, anyone know much about this??

Ms2011

slowburner wrote: »

Ms2011 wrote: »

Any idea if this is a reproduction?
Found in the shed of our new (200 year old) house.

Attachment not found.

Definitely not a thousand years old but beautifully carved and it should be put somewhere safe for now. I would be inclined to run it by the National Museum and follow their recommendations for further action.

I have emailed them along with a local museum but I won't hold my breath waiting for them to get back to me, they're not known for their speed in that regard!!!

slowburner

Ms2011 wrote: »

Any idea if this is a reproduction?
Found in the shed of our new (200 year old) house.

Attachment not found.

Definitely not a thousand years old but beautifully carved and it should be put somewhere safe for now. I would be inclined to run it by the National Museum and follow their recommendations for further action.

Ms2011

New Home wrote: »

Could it be another "Genuine Modì"?

I wouldn't be surprised, these things are so often copied!!!

New Home

Could it be another "Genuine Modì"?

Ms2011

I've had age guesses of 20 years old to 1000 years old.
I'm skeptical that they are as old as 1000 years old and just happened to be lying in a random shed but I am curious as to their origins.
They have been keeping my plants company in my rockery but if they are something important I might need to take better care of them!!

Wibbs

That's very cool, whatever it is, or whatever age it is.

Ms2011

Any idea if this is a reproduction?
Found in the shed of our new (200 year old) house.

Attachment not found.

slowburner

pueblo wrote: »

Another one, this is a beautiful wine/oxblood coloured fine grained flint like material.

Could it be red jasper? is it a core?

Thanks

Definitely not a core and unlikely to be cultural. Could be jasper though.

pueblo

Another one, this is a beautiful wine/oxblood coloured fine grained flint like material.

Could it be red jasper? is it a core?

Thanks