Disc (the Ballyshannon Sun-disc), Early Bronze Age, Beaker Period (Britain), c 2500BC-2150 BC. Artist: Unknown.

Disc (the Ballyshannon Sun-disc), Early Bronze Age, Beaker Period (Britain),  c 2500BC-2150 BC. Artist: Unknown.

2-679-153 - © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford/Heritage Images

Disc (the Ballyshannon Sun-disc), Early Bronze Age, Beaker Period (Britain), c 2500BC-2150 BC. Sheet gold disc probably worn as a button-cover or spangle, decorated with a cross within a circle (repoussé). Dimension: diameter: 5.5 cm


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :

Medium
  1. Gold

Picture Type
  1. Object

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5252x6228
File Size : 95,829kb


Aliases

  1. AN1836 p.139.372
  1. AN_1836_p_139_372-a, AN_1836_p_139_372-b
  1. 0870000020
  1. 2-679-153
  1. 2679153
  1. AN1836 p.139.372


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