Late Bronze Age gold penannular lock ring

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Late Bronze Age gold penannular lock ring
Late Bronze Age gold penannular lock ring
Late Bronze Age gold penannular lock ring
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By permission of Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales
Image ID
43356
Accession number
54.82/2
Title
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Late Bronze Age gold penannular lock ring
Identification
Identifier
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Creator
Name
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Material
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metal
gold
Technique
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Category
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hoard
Usage
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Period
Period
 
BC 1000-800
Ewart Park
Late Bronze Age
Additional information
Eight lock-rings are currently known from Wales, though are typically considered an Irish ornament form. Other Welsh examples have been found in the hoards from Gaerwen (Isle of Anglesey) and Rossett 2 (Wrexham), as well as a single find from Newport (Pembrokeshire). Currently, around 75 examples are known from Britain, Ireland and France.
Keywords
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Bronze Age Gold Project
Stone Age to Iron Age Jewellery
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Place
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Pigeon's Cave, Great Ormes Head, Llandudno, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, Place
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