Ancient Greece | Plastic vessel
Bronze Age| Ballyscullion Cauldron
Iron Age | Bronze Armlet
Jewellery| Zoomorphic brooch
Roman Empire| Figurine
17th century | Coral and Gold Ring
16th century AD | Pineapple Jar
1882-1941 | Death-mask of James Joyce
1820 | Figure of a snipe
1579–1075 BC | Faience Head of the Goddess Hathor
17th century AD | Archer-Butler Luck Stone
Ancient Egypt| Isis and Horus carving
Ceramics| Pilgrim flask
Bronze Age| Gold torque
Mineral | Lapis lazuli cup
Renaissance| Glass jug
Medieval| Crozier
Ceramics| Chinese Jar and Cover
Medieval | Annunciation canopy
Ancient Egypt| Horus statuette
Medieval| Drinking Horn
Vikings| Bone Ice Skate
Ceramics| Silver-gilt Chinese bowl
Medieval| Hand Warmer
Ancient Egypt|Cosmetic Jar
Vikings| Silver neck-ring
Ceramics| Japanese Imari ware
Jewellery| Coral ring
Cycladic| Marble figurine
Roman Empire| Dodecahedron
Ancient Greece| Wedding vessel
Renoir| Watercolour landscape
Jewellery| Gold pomander
Bronze Age| Dagger
Pharmacy Jars| Maiolica
Pegasus Brooch
“Master of Ceremonies” – Jack B. Yeats
Ancient coins| A Greek dekadrachm
Ancient Greek vessels|Lekythoi
Snail Shell Snuff box| Marbled Cone Shell
The Romans in Britain | A Castor ware cup
“Breton Woman”|Painting
11 Centuries of Limerick | No. 1 The Vikings
Perhaps there is a little Viking in all of us! To celebrate Limerick's 11 centuries of existence.
A Divine Makeover
Learn about the evolution of the goddess Isis - from Ancient Egypt to the Roman Empire. Learn…
Apollo: God of Arts and Crafts
Explore the social and cultural background of one of the Hunt Museum’s star objects: Apollo as Genius of…
Beaufort Tapestry
Beaufort Tapestry! A tapestry, so what? Find out more about what makes medieval tapestries like this one so…
Medieval Irish Drinking Vessels
Medieval Irish Drinking Vessels! Learn more about this iconic medieval shape and how it has endured through the…
Memento Mori
Memento Mori. Alas, Poor Yorick! Reminders of Mortality and Sensory Overload – Skulls and Perfume Learn more about this…
Olmec Man: Gods in Jade
Olmec Man! Were-jaguars and maize gods: representations of the natural world in Olmec greenstone. Learn more about this…
Silver through the Ages
To celebrate The Hunt Museum's 25th Anniversary, learn about three silver objects from medieval to modern times.
The Angel with the Broken Wing
The Angel with the Broken Wing! The Hunt Museum has many angels in its collection. Why is this…
Six Objects to celebrate Bastille Day
Bastille Day. Every July, Limerick celebrates Bastille Day, and the Flight of the Wild Geese. To mark this,…
Thoth – Baboon and Ibis God of the moon
The story of Thoth, Egyptian god of writing, wisdom and magic. Learn more about this object
Understated Elegance in a Coconut Shell
Small yet mighty - read on to find out more about this delicate dish made from the shell…
The Normans invade Ireland
Tea with the hare
Hare Ming dynasty dish! How does this innocuous little dish link to tea ceremonies, zen and immortality? Explore…
The Beaufort Tapestry – a celebration of a wedding or a treatise on the Avignon Papacy?
Objects in Focus
Objects in Focus! Read, watch and listen as staff and volunteers dig deeper in to some of our hidden stories, histories and facts.
