disc
- Museum number
- 1849,0301.31
- Description
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Gold disc. Thin circular foil of beaten gold with embossed decoration. The decoration consists of a cross filled with horizontal lines inside a circular band filled with further horizontal lines. Another circular band filled with horizontal lines has been placed closer to the edge. There is a twin perforation in the centre of the disc.
- Production date
- 2500BC-2000BC (circa)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 71.64 millimetres
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Weight: 6.60 grammes
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Thickness: 0.02 millimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2022 17 Feb - 17 Jul, London, BM, G30, The world of Stonehenge
1991 23 Aug-24 Nov, Dublin, National Museum of Ireland, Irish Bronze Age Gold
- Condition
- There are cracks and dents around the edges of the disc as well as a larger crack running from the edge which appears to have been repaired in the modern period.
- Acquisition date
- 1849
- Acquisition notes
- Mr Anthony says that he had to buy the pair of discs because the seller would not separate them, but he also felt that they should be kept together as these discs are usually found in pairs. However, he did part with one of them later to Mr William Perry of Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, and Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, who had a large collection including many Bronze Age gold ornaments (Cahill 1994, 64-66)
References: Cahill, M., 1994. Mr. Anthony's Bog Oak Case of Gold Antiquities, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 94C, 53-109.
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1849,0301.31