Object: Yoke Ornament
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge,No. 248 Murray Collection
Site: Ireland,Co Kildare,Cishavana,Near Boyne,1851
Parish: Cishavana
County: Limerick
Country: Ireland
Year of discovery: 1851
Length (mm): 307
Width (mm): 162
Thickness (mm): 13 x 9 (slotted ends)
Weight (g): 213
Patina: Dark brown - some patches of black, metal showing through.
Surface: Fairly smooth
Associations: A find of 4 associated objects: ?yoke ornament, a bracelet, a bell and a hook with ring attached.
Description: Cast solid. The 3 ends cast separately and welded [sic] on. The 2 ends of fork have hollow backed ends crossed by a strap. each of the 3 ends are decorated with 5 bead-like swellings and a terminal knob. The top of terminal knob of spike is neatly drilled.