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Lunulae were probably replaced as neck ornaments firstly by gold torcs, found from the Irish Middle Bronze Age, and then in the Late Bronze Age by the spectacular gorgets of thin ribbed gold, some with round discs at the side, of which 9 examples survive, 7 in the National Museum of Ireland. [14] Lusitanian silver lunula, Miranda do Corvo ...
It was found in a bog at Coggalbeg, County Roscommon in 1945, [2] and consists of a gold lunula (a crescent shaped "little moon") and two small gold discs, of a type known from other examples, decorated with a cross motif within two circles. The pieces are flat and thin, and collectively weigh under 78 grams (2.8 oz), indicating that they were ...
Lunulae are common finds in Ireland and research evidence suggests that multiple Irish lunulae are made from Cornish gold. The decoration on the Llanllyfni lunula is similar to the decoration of many Beaker pottery vessels from Wales. This is a 'Provincial' type lunula with normal transverse end-plates and fine incised geometric ornament ...
In Ireland, lunulae were probably replaced as neck ornaments firstly by gold torcs, found from the Irish Middle Bronze Age, and then in the Late Bronze Age by the spectacular "gorgets" of thin ribbed gold, some with round discs at the side, of which 9 examples survive, 7 in the National Museum of Ireland. [9]
A gold lunula with two gold discs was found in Cabeceiras de Basto, Portugal, dating from the Bell Beaker period. [88] [89] In 2016 archaeologists discovered a large circular earthwork enclosure in southern Spain near Carmona (Sevilla), dating from the Bell Beaker period, c.2600–2200 BC. The complex of concentric rings, known as 'La Loma del ...
1 gold lunula 2 gold discs [4] Derrinboy Hoard 14th to 13th century BC: Derrinboy County Offaly: 1957 or 1958 National Museum of Ireland, Dublin: 1 gold necklet 2 gold armlets 2 gold rings [5] Dowris Hoard: 9th to 7th century BC: Whigsborough, near Birr County Offaly
St. Patrick’s Day is March 17. Celebrate Irish pride with this collection of short, funny and catchy St. Patrick's Day quotes on luck, beer, gold and more.
Irish gold personal ornaments began to be produced within about 200 years either side of 2000 BC, especially in the thin crescent-shaped gold disks known as lunulae, which were probably first made in Ireland, where over eighty of the around one hundred known examples were found. A range of thin decorated gold discs, bands and plaques, often ...