Search Results: Derrynaflan Hoard

The Derrynaflan Hoard is a collection of Irish altar vessels dating between the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Discovered on the island of Derrynaflan, in the townland of Lurgoe, Co. Tipperary in 1980 CE, the pieces are now on display at the National...

The Ardagh Chalice, one of the finest examples of Irish metalwork from the Middle Ages, was found in 1868 CE as part of a hoard at an Irish ringfort in Reerasta, near Ardagh, Co. Limerick. While the chalice is the only ecclesiastical artefact...

The Hoxne Hoard is the largest cache of late Roman gold found anywhere in the Roman Empire. Discovered by a metal detectorist in Suffolk, in the east of England in 1992 CE, the incredible collection contains 14,865 late-4th and early-5th...

This chalice dates from the early 9th century AD and was found in 1980 on a monastic site at Derrynaflan, Co. Tipperary This chalice is part of a hoard of altar vessels found in 1980 on a monastic site at Derrynaflan, Co. Tipperary. An...

Base of the Derrynaflan Chalice, 9th century CE. Found on the island of Derrynaflan, in the townland of Lurgoe, Co. Tipperary, Ireland in 1980 CE. Height: 19.2 cm (7.6 in) Diameter: 21 cm (8.3 in)

The Derrynaflan Chalice is an 8th or 9th Century vessel from the Derrynaflan Hoard. It is made of silver and decorated with gold and enamel. The hoard was found in the 1980 CE near Derrynaflan in County Tipperary, Ireland.

A close-up photo of the Derrynaflan Chalice, an 8th or 9th Century vessel from the Derrynaflan Hoard. It is made of silver and decorated with gold and enamel. The hoard was found in the 1980 CE near Derrynaflan in County Tipperary, Ireland...

A silver paten and its bronze base, from the Derrynaflan Hoard, likely created in the 8th or 9th Century CE. The hoard was found in the 1980 CE near Derrynaflan in County Tipperary, Ireland. (Color and clarity digitally adjusted from original...

An 8th or 9th Century CE silver paten and accompanying bronze base from the Derrynaflan Hoard. It is made of silver and decorated with gold and enamel. The hoard was found in the 1980 CE near Derrynaflan in County Tipperary, Ireland. (Color...

Aristophanes wrote in the 5th century BCE about coin hoards in Athens. He joked about the common saying, "No one knows but the birds where I hid my money," which led buffoons in his play to follow birds around with a shovel, hoping to excavate...