Object: Dress Fastener
Classification: Penannular Ring Class 2
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: National Museum of Science & Art, Dublin, Plate XV, 276, W 122., formerly in the collection of Dean H.R. Dawson who acquired it through D.H. Kelly Esq.
Site: Ireland, Co Roscommon, Castlekelly, 1819, found at a depth of 5 feet in gravel, from which 15 "spit" of turf had been cut.
County: County Roscommon
Country: Ireland
Year of discovery: 1819
Length (mm): 277
Width (mm): terminal 123
Thickness (mm): neck 30
Weight (g): 479.91
Composition: gold
Description: The largest in the collection: the necks of the handle where they join the terminals are encircled with lines, the rims of the cup shaped terminals are grooved at the edge with lines.