AN IRISH NEOLITHIC BOG OAK DUGOUT CANOE
Of typically carved form from a single log timber, some losses, 209cm long, 60cm wide.
Saleroom notices
- It has been suggested that this is a trough rather than a canoe. It has also been suggested that it is of later date than indicated and perhaps dates to the Iron Age, the sharp angles within the vessel being consistent the use of metal tools in its manufacture.