Gold boat, National Museum of Ireland Archaeology
Miniature boat, gold, with mast, rowing benches and oars, 1st century BC, Iron Age, from the Broighter Hoard found at Broighter, County Derry, in the National Museum of Ireland a" Archaeology, a branch of the National Museum Of Ireland, opened 1890, on Kildare St in Dublin, Ireland. The boat was found in Lough Foyle, which is associated with the sea god Manannan mac Lir, and this model boat was probably an offering to that god. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13440935
Media ID
45128151
Size
6496px x 4382px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
