Objects in Focus

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

Bronze Age| Ballyscullion Cauldron

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?