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Gold lunula from Schulenburg, Germany, Provincial, linear group. 3rd millennium BC. Of the more than a hundred gold lunulae known from Western Europe, more than eighty are from Ireland; [4] it is possible they were all the work of a handful of expert goldsmiths, though the three groups are presumed to have had different creators. Several ...
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 ...
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
Bronze Age goldwork is marked by an elegant simplicity of design and fine execution, with decoration usually restricted to relatively simple geometric patterns such as parallel lines, chevron, zig-zag and circular patterns, often extremely small and perfectly executed, especially in Ireland, as can be seen by enlarging the lunula and Irish ...
The lunula is made of decorated gold and dated to 2200-2000 BC and is one of the earliest gold ornaments from Wales. [1] Other estimates suggest 2400-2000 BC of the Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age. [2] The lunula is the heaviest lunula from the islands of Britain and Ireland, weighing 185g. [3] Llanllyfni lunula.
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 ...
The hotel includes a restaurant, tea rooms and a spa. The neo-Gothic style building was designed by architect Kirk Hyslop of Toronto and built in 1927. [2] It was listed as a historic property by the City of Toronto in 1983, [3] and designated under the Ontario Heritage Act in 1992. [4] Run down by the 1980s, the original hotel closed in 1991.
The Salvation Army Waiʻoli Tea Room in Honolulu, Hawaii, is listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Argo Tea, Chicago chain; Gryphon, Savannah, Georgia; Dushanbe Tea House; Lollicup Coffee & Tea, chain specialising in bubble tea; Salvation Army Waiʻoli Tea Room, Hawai'i; Shoseian Teahouse, California; Tavalon Tea, New York ...