This luxurious cross supposedly contained a fragment of the True Cross and was commissioned by the High King of Ireland
Location City: Dublin
Associated with the founder of Christianity in Ireland, this medieval bell and its ornate shrine is one of the treasures of medieval Ireland
Saint Patrick’s Bell and Shrine
Intricate metalwork dons this medieval Irish chalice made for performing the eucharist
The Ardagh Chalice
This thin crescent-shaped piece of gold, along with two discs, indicates Ireland's early sophisticated metal-working and how travel and trade were prevalent even in the Bronze Age
Golden lunula and two gold discs (Coggalbeg ...
Snakes, peacocks, lions, hares, mice, and more — in the Book of Kells.
The Book of Kells
Book bindings made in Egypt and Syria during the reign of the Mamluk Sultanate represent the pinnacle of Islamic book design.
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