Use of Metal Craftsmanship
Categories: Ireland
Above: Speciment of gold found at Moghain
Cuchulainn wore a gold-thread shirt, body-vest bordered with gold, silver and white bronze, tunic fringed with a long pin of white silver, gold-enchased, green mantle silver-clasped upon his breast ; around his neck a hundred linklets of red gold with pendants. His shield had a pure white silver rim, his [...]
[caption id="attachment_1444" align="aligncenter" width="414" caption="Specimens of Gold"][/caption] Above: Speciment of gold found at Moghain Cuchulainn wore a gold-thread shirt, body-vest bordered with gold, silver and white bronze, tunic fringed with a long pin of white silver, gold-enchased, green mantle silver-clasped upon his breast ; around his neck a hundred linklets of red gold with pendants. His shield had a pure white silver rim, his spear rivets of white bronze, his sword a golden pieces glittering with gold set with carbuncles, so that day and night ... Read More
