Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Part of slate block cut into five parts

New, fresh, high quality reddish blue slate block from Penrhyn Quarries, Bethesda. The block is split (by staff at the Welsh Slate Museum) into five sections of 8 thickness (2004.22/1), 4 thickness (2004.22/2), 2 thickness (2004.22/3) and two single thickness (2004.22/4-5).

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

2004.22/5

Historical Associations

Association Type: Company name
Date: 2004
Place: Welsh Slate Museum

Creation/Production

Role: Production
Role: Manufacturer
Place: Penrhyn slate quarry
Period: 2004

Acquisition

collected officially, 26/2/2004

Measurements

Length (mm): 300
Width (mm): 212
Height (mm): 90
Weight (kg): 13

Material

Slate

Categories

Slate Gwynedd (county name) 2000s
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