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A figure of St James [Sant Iago] of Compostela in jet. This was a souvenir of a pilgrimage to the shrine of St James at Santiago de Compostela, Spain. St James stands barefooted, with a kneeling pilgrim or disciple to one side. The saint clasps a staff in…

A small ivory carving of a man seated on a narrow bench draped in fabric. The seat is rectangular with a rounded top and partial low straight back. Fabric is draped in folds over the front of the bench and hangs straight down the back. The man is seated w…

A figure of Virgin and child in pipe-clay. The Virgin is dressed in long robes and wearing a long veil and crown, the child rests on her left hip. The Mother and Child hold hands and the Infant holds her left wrist. This piece is made from a mould and may…

A corpus in bronze with the feet apart and resting on a rectangular suppedaneum. The loin-cloth is long, knotted on the right and arranged in broad folds with a V-shaped fold in the front. The head is inclined down and to the right with the eyes closed. D…

A Limoges chasse or reliquary in enamelled bronze. The front is decorated with a scene showing the murder of St Martial who was one of the patron saints of Limoges, and the ends with figures of saints standing between roundels. Both the back of the chasse…

A pointed oval seal matrix with an inscription around the edge. There is a central figure with hands clasped together and standing on a platform over another figure.

This crozier head is carved in relief with inhabited foliated scrolls, mainly animals and birds, on the upright. The volute has three dimensional scenes, carved within it, on either side. One side shows two standing figures and one seated figure with the …

This carving from walrus ivory depicts the scene leading up to the murder of St Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170 by followers King Henry II. One knight holds an axe with which to break down the door of the Cathedral. There are two tonsured fi…

This is a chasse or reliquary box in bronze from the late 13th Century. It is house-shaped with the lid and body hinged together. There are suspension rings at each end for suspension from the neck. It is decorated with engraved foliate tendrils. German o…

A diptych leaf (dexter) in ivory, showing scenes of the labours of life in two registers. The upper shows the expulsion from the Garden of Eden and the lower register the results of the Fall, showing people toiling. One of the figures in the bottom regist…

A ninth-century bronze bell that is four-sided and rounded at the edges. It is splayed at the mouth and tapers towards the crown. The handle is not original and the clapper is missing. The bell was found in Co. Meath. Handbells were an important part of t…

A bronze bell from the ninth century with the handle being part of the body of the bell. The bell is four-sided, splayed at the mouth and tapering towards the crown. The clapper is missing. The bell was found in Co. Westmeath. Material: Bronze. Accession …

A drug jar (albarello) in maiolica, it is tubular with a slightly concave body, narrower at the foot and mouth. It is decorated with rows of blue and yellow flowers between lined triangles. The decoration is derived from Valencian leaf decoration. There i…

The O'Dea Mitre (ceremonial headdress or headgear worn by bishops or abbots) is on display in the Museum on behalf of the Roman Catholic diocese of Limerick. The mitre was made to the order of Bishop Conor O'Dea of Limerick in 1418 and still belon…

A portion of a baldachin is a ceremonial canopy that hangs over an altar or throne, in this case it is carved wood with painted panels. The words Ave Maria Gratia Plena (Hail Mary, full of grace) are carved in openwork lettering below the main panel (see…

This bowl has many characteristics of Raqqa ware (northern Syria). Its shape is conical with straight sides and rim. The ceramic body is stone paste or fritware. It is largely unglazed on the exterior. The alkaline turquoise glaze has been thickly applied…

A maiolica tazza (plate or dish) with a highly polished glaze. It has a ribbed stem and circular foot. It is decorated internally in the centre with a scene of a woman in profile (Bella Donna) smelling a flower. A sunburst or dog-tooth motif surrounds thi…

A ceramic head, possibly from a figurine. It is brown in colour and is shown with a pointed headdress and earrings. The face is worn. Similar examples have been attributed to either the Mayan or Aztec cultures, possibly used as an effigy.

A porcelain dog, white with black spots and wearing a red collar with a bell [?]. His tail is curled behind him and he looks upward. Puppies are associated with good luck and protection from evil. They are usually given to newborn baby boys to keep them …

A Greek lekythos (oil flask) with a round base, a tall body which is wide at the shoulder and narrower at the base, a tall neck and a deep rim splaying outward. The vase has a tall strap handle ending at the shoulder. The body has traces of figures but it…

This charm or amulet, originally owned by the Butler family of Garnavilla, near Cahir, Co. Tipperary, was traditionally invoked to protect cattle from disease. Family and neighbours dipped it in drinking water or hung it from the neck of a cow. The crysta…

A barbed and tanged flint arrow-head. The barbs are much shorter than the tang and there is slight flaking on the surface. Date Made: 5th to 3rd Millennium BC, Neolithic Dimensions (cm): L (overall) 6.3 x W (max.) 3.4.

This sheet-bronze strainer has a hemispherical pierced basin, steep sides and an everted rim. Pierced decoration is arranged in double sets of concentric rings framing an interlocking-meander pattern. The base contains a 4 petal rosette motif. The lunate…

This bead is of truncated biconical shape and has a vertical perforation. It is made of semi opaque, wound, blue glass with an opaque creamy white horizontal trail, around centre of bead. The bead is decorated with 7 ‘eyes’ of which 4 are above and 3 are …