Brownshill Dolmen – County Carlow, Ireland
Brownshill Dolmen – County Carlow, Ireland by Brian Keating
Original ink and graphite pencil drawing on fine grain – heavyweight acid free paper. Brownshill Dolmen is a very large megalithic portal tomb in County Carlow, Ireland. Its capstone weighs an estimated 100 metric tons, and is reputed to be the heaviest in Europe. Overall Paper Size: 29 cm wide X 20 cm high. Drawing…
Art Description
Artwork:
- Price: €400.00
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- Medium: Ink
- Framed: no
Other Description
Original ink and graphite pencil drawing on fine grain – heavyweight acid free paper.
Brownshill Dolmen is a very large megalithic portal tomb in County Carlow, Ireland. Its capstone weighs an estimated 100 metric tons, and is reputed to be the heaviest in Europe.
Overall Paper Size: 29 cm wide X 20 cm high.
Drawing Size: 26 cm wide X 15 cm high.
A dolmen usually consists of two or more vertical stones supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or “table”. Most date from the early Neolithic (4000–3000 BC). They are generally all regarded as tombs or burial chambers, despite the absence of clear evidence for this.
Shipping/Postage
The drawing will be packaged between 2 sheets of acid-free paper.
2 sheets of acid-free cardboard.
20 mm thick high density foam boards, front, back and sides.
Outer covering of strong paper and tape.
