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Discs
Ornaments made from a thin circular foil of hammered gold with pointillé and embossed decoration. Some discs have complex decorations in the form of a central cruciform motif.
Dating and areas of discovery
Date: 2500BC circa
Distribution: Ireland, England, Wales
Examples
Gold disc KENT-5C3F42
Golc disc BM 1849,0301.31
References
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Case H. 1977. An Early Accession to the Ashmolean Museum. In Markotic V. (ed.) Ancient Europe and the Mediterranean: studies presented in honour of Hugh Hencken. Warminster: Aris & Phillips, 19-34.
- Timberlake et al. 2004
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