New Grange, entrance stone to the tumulus, a communal tomb to house the dead, decorated with abstract designs, c. 2,500 BC. "In decoration. . .the same restless abstract curvelinear designs occur over and over again." Frank Mitchell, Treasures of Early Irish Art.

New Grange, curbstone at rear of the tumulus, c. 2,500 BC

Images courtesy of Rhys Carpenter Library, Bryn Mawr College.

 

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