An introduction to the study of prehistoric art . Fig. 248,—Map showing distribution of lunula;. (After Coffey.) ments originated in Ireland, and spread thence to Scot-land, Denmark, Wales, Cornwall, and North-west distribution will be seen at a glance on the accom-panying map (Fig. 248).^ At least sixty-three have been ^Proc. K. Ir. Acad, (lyoy), xxvii., Sec. C, p. 231, The Distri-bution of Gold Lunulae in Ireland and North-west Europe, by GeorgeCoffey. For this map my thanks are due to Mr. G. Coffey and theRoyal Irish Academy. xw < cu. 6 -c^ -Si, oO c 3C3 O GOLD IN THE BRONZE


An introduction to the study of prehistoric art . Fig. 248,—Map showing distribution of lunula;. (After Coffey.) ments originated in Ireland, and spread thence to Scot-land, Denmark, Wales, Cornwall, and North-west distribution will be seen at a glance on the accom-panying map (Fig. 248).^ At least sixty-three have been ^Proc. K. Ir. Acad, (lyoy), xxvii., Sec. C, p. 231, The Distri-bution of Gold Lunulae in Ireland and North-west Europe, by GeorgeCoffey. For this map my thanks are due to Mr. G. Coffey and theRoyal Irish Academy. xw < cu. 6 -c^ -Si, oO c 3C3 O GOLD IN THE BRONZE AGE 227 found in Ireland, and there are thirty-two specimens now inthe National Museum, Dublin. There are also four in theEdinburgh Museum, two in the Museum of the RoyalInstitution of Cornwall at Truro (Plate XIII),^ and elevenat the British Museum. Apart from the numerous sitesin Ireland, there are three in Scotland, one in Wales inCarnarvonshire (Fig. 249), three in Cornwall, all near thesea, and two of them on the north coast not far from


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