From Barnhill, Broughty Ferry, Angus
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Discs of gold
These two gold discs, probably fancy covers for button-like objects, were found with a bronze knife in a cist burial at Barnhill at Broughty Ferry in Angus. They are similar to objects found in wealthy burials in Wessex, England between 1700 and 1500 BC.
These discs were made of two sheets of gold, beaten thin and wrapped around an organic core.
Gold is rarely found in Scotland during the 2nd millennium BC, even in wealthy graves. However, it is relatively common in prestigious graves in Wessex, and these discs suggest that the Scottish elite adopted fashions current in southern England.
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000-100-035-771-C |
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National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland X.EQ 200 |
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Between 1700 and 1500 BC
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Gold, thin, beaten Gold, thin, beaten
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Dimensions: |
1.38" D 1.38" D
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Disc Disc
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Scotland, Angus, Broughty Ferry, Barnhill Scotland, Angus, Broughty Ferry, Barnhill
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Ornamental disc of thin beaten gold, from a cist at Barnhill Ornamental disc of thin beaten gold, from a cist at Barnhill
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- Clarke, D.V., Cowie, T.G., & Foxon, A. (eds). Symbols of power at the time of Stonehenge. Edinburgh: National Museums of Antiquities of Scotland, 1985, pp 107, 109, 112, 186, 187, 281.
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