The Western Stone Forts Project

The Western Stone Forts Project was initiated to study a distinctive group of large stone forts located along the western seaboard of Ireland. The majority of these forts are concentrated on the Aran Islands County Galway, in the Burren Co. Clare and on the Dingle and Iveragh peninsulas Co. Kerry. Excavations associated with the project were…

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Clay crucible from Dun Aonghasa, crucible 3a, find no. 445.

Аутор: The Discovery Programme

Идентификатор извора: WSFP_V03_FIG_0445

Врста извора: Image

Формат: L.7mm; W.28mm; T.10mm

Rimsherd with longitudinal cracks. The under surface is smooth, and the piece appears to be either a later addition to a crucible, which subsequently became detached, or alternatively, part of a rim that was built up in stages by drawing up thin skins of clay.

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