Kerbstone 118, Knowth

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Kerbstone 118 is located on the outer edge of the largest megalithic tomb at Knowth, County Meath, Ireland (ME019-030001-). It is made of greywacke and decorated with a serpentiform motif “pecked” into the surface using a sharp implement, possibly flint or quartz. The serpentiform is a motif seen across the corpus of decorated stones from Knowth, however in this example the serpentiform forks at one end, which is unusual.

Royal Irish Academy. Excavations at Knowth vol. 7: The megalithic art of the passage tombs at Knowth, County Meath. Digital Repository of Ireland (2023) [Publisher]. Royal Irish Academy [Depositor].