Ralaghan Man
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Ralaghan Man is an anthropomorphic, carved wooden figure found in the bog of Ralaghan, County Cavan, Ireland, which dates back to the late bronze age; currently on display in the National Museum of Ireland. [1]
Discovery
Adolf Mahr, keeper of Irish Antiquities in the National Museum in Dublin wrote in 1930; The figure was found, while cutting turf, under 3 to 4 feet of peat....It is made of yew, its height being 3 feet, 8 and five eighths inches.[2] It was found in Ralaghan bog, which has since been drained, on a boundary. It is therefore currently regarded as a boundary marker, though it has also been referred to as a votive offering. [3]
Description
Although covered in cracks, the figure has strongly incised facial features.[4] The left eye is slightly higher than the right, with the nose off-centre and possible damage to the left of the face. The pubic area features a gouged out hole (initially reported as drilled)[5] which led the initial theory that the figures was female. It was established however that the figure was male; the missing 'male organ' has, to date, not been handed in to the National Museum of Ireland.[6]
Display
Ralaghan man is currently part of the Kingship and Sacrifice exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland. [7]
References
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- Kingship and Sacrifice exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland
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- ↑ Mahr 1930 'A wooden idol form Ireland', Antiquity 4, 487
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- ↑ Mahr 1930 'A wooden idol form Ireland', Antiquity 4, 487
- ↑ Ralaghan Man, http://agsmaoineamh.com/2014/06/24/ralaghan-man/
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