This book is devoted to studies of portable artefacts to reflect Dr Raftery's lifelong commitment to museums' archaeology and the range of his interests. Contents include: Sheela-na-gigs in the National Museum of Ireland, together with a brief description of their origin and function, Eamon P. Kelly; A gold dress fastener from Clohernagh, Co. Tipperary, and a catalogue of related material, Mary Cahill; Early Celtic art on the Continent, O. H. Frey; Heart-shaped bullae of the Irish Late Bronze Age, George Eoghan; and The use of iron in Viking Dublin, Patrick F. Wallace.