Find Spot: Loughnashade, Co. Armagh

Date of Find: 1798

Dating of Item: lst century BCE, based on Bell disc decoration

Current Location: National Museum of Ireland, Dublin

Condition: Almost complete I

Musical Characteristics: Not playable

Description: 1.27m long bronze fabricated instrument with rivetted seam. Instrument made up of 28.5mm diameter tube yard and a bell yard that tapers from 28.5 to 80mm diameter. A bell disc was found with the instrument - not attached, is 190 mm outside diameter and decorated with repoussé La Tene decoration. Tube riveted along inner curve with both internal and external rivetting strips. Wrought boss.

Related Material: Similar to SD223, 224, 225, 229, IC148 and SR16.

Citations Fox, 1946, 45, Plate XII; Wilde, 1861, 87, 625