LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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[1.]Copper Halbert, Birr find,7
[2.]Copper celts, Birr find,8
[3.]Copper knife and awls found at Knocknague,9
[4.]Copper celts,10
[5.]Copper celts from Cappeen, Co. Cork,11
[6.]Stone mould for casting celts,12
[7.]Halbert blades,13
[8.]Halbert blades,14
[9.]Halbert blades,15
[10.]Halbert blades,16
[11.]Halberts from North Germany and Sweden,18
[12.]Halberts from South and East Spain,19
[13.]Rock markings, Maritime Alps,20
[14.]Stone pick from the Bann,21
[15.]Deer-horn pick,21
[16.]Ornamented bronze celts,24
[Plate I,] Irish bronze celts in the order of their development,24
[17.]Ornamented bronze celts,25
[18.]Ornamented bronze celts,26
[19.]Winged celt,27
[20.]Winged celt,27
[21.]Palstave with double loops,27
[22.]Bronze anvil,28
[23.]Bronze hammers,28
[24.]Dagger and spear-heads,29
[25.]Spear-heads,30
[26.]Spear-heads,31
[27.]Rapier and spear-head,31
[28.]Leaf-shaped spear-heads,32
[29.]Ornamented socket of spear-head,32
[30.]Leaf-shaped spear-heads found at the Ford, Belturbet,33
[31.]Spear-heads with loops joining the blade,34
[32.]Spear-heads,34
[33.]Ornamental spear-heads, with openings in the blade,35
[34.]Portion of spear-head, with studs at the base of the wings,35
[35.]Spear-heads with openings in the blades,36
[36.]Spear-heads with ornamental loops in the blades,37
[37.]Spear-head found at Tempo, Co. Fermanagh,37
[38.]Half of mould for casting a socketed spear-head, Killymeddy, Co. Antrim,38
[39.]Half of mould for casting a spear-head and dagger, Killymeddy, Co. Antrim,39
[40.]Mould for casting a spear-head and knife, Killymeddy, Co. Antrim,40
[41.]Moulds for casting primitive spear-heads found in Co. Tyrone,41
[42.]Moulds for casting primitive spear-heads found in Co. Tyrone,42
[43.]Half of mould for casting spear-head and dagger, Killymeddy, Co. Antrim,43
[44.]Bronze spear-ferules,44
[45.]Bronze spear-ferule with La Tène ornament,44
[46.]Gold lunula found at Trenta, Carrigans, Co. Donegal,47
[47.]Gold lunula found in Co. Galway,48
[48.]Gold lunula,49
[49.]Gold lunula found at Killarney,50
[50.]Oak case for lunula found at Newtown, Co. Cavan,51
[51.]Gold lunula found at Valognes, Manche,51
[52.]Gold lunula found in Co. Londonderry,52
[53.]Gold lunula found at Athlone,54
[54.]Map showing the distribution of gold lunulæ in Ireland and Europe,55
[55.]Stone celt, bronze dagger with gold band, and urn, found in Topped Mountain
Cairn, Co. Fermanagh,
56
[56.]Dagger and rapier blades,57
[57.]Dagger with horn handle found at Ballymoney, Co. Antrim,59
[58.]Rapier found in Upper Lough Erne,59
[59.]Rapier found at Lissane, Co. Derry,59
[60.]Rapiers and daggers found in Ireland,61
[61.]Gold gorget found in Ireland, formerly in the possession of the Earl of Charleville,62
[Plate II,] Irish gold gorgets,62
[Plate III,] gold sun-disks,64
[Plate IV,] portion of the great Clare find,66
[62.]Gold fibulæ and other objects found together at Coachford, Co. Cork,67
[Plate V,] gold fibulæ,68
[63.]Sixteenth-century bronze casting from Benin, showing Europeans holding manillas,68
[64.]Sixteenth-century bronze casting from Benin, showing natives holding manillas,69
[Plate VI,] gold ring-money,70
[65.]Leaf-shaped bronze swords found with a spear-head at Tempo, Co. Fermanagh,72
[66.]Bronze chapes,73
[67.]Winged chapes,73
[68.]Bronze shield found at Lough Gur, Co. Limerick,74
[69.]Alder-wood shield found in Co. Leitrim,75
[70.]Front and back of leather shield, found at Clonbrin, Co. Longford,76
[Plate VII,] gold torcs from Tara and elsewhere,78
[Plate VIII,] gold torcs,78
[Plate IX,] gold torcs from Clonmacnois and Broighter,80
[71.]Two late Bronze-Age finds,83
[72.]Late Bronze-Age horse-hair fabrics from Armoy, Co. Antrim,84
[73.]Bronze implements, Co. Tipperary,85
[74.]Bronze implements found at Kilfeakle, Co. Tipperary,86
[Plate X,] bronze trumpets,88
[75.]Mould for casting a sickle, found at Killymeddy, Co. Antrim,89
[76.]Bronze sickles,90
[77.]Bronze sickles,91
[78.]Bronze disk,92
[79.]Bronze button,92
[80.]Incense cup,94
[81.]Cinerary urn,94
[82.]Food-vessel with cover, Danesfort, Co. Kilkenny,95
[83.]Cinerary urn, Carballybeg, Co. Waterford,96
[Plate XI,] food-vessels in the order of their development,96
[84.]Model of cinerary urn from Greenhills, Co. Dublin,97
[85.]Cinerary urn, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone,98