Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Late Bronze Age phalera
In the form of a domed disc of thin sheet metal with a flange having a rim moulding and a pronounced moulding towards the inner margin of the flange. At the centre there is a circular, flat disc, part of a one-piece loop, raised above the dome.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
12.11/15
Find Information
Site Name: Llyn Fawr, Rhigos
Collection Method: surface find
Date: 1911
Notes: found in a small area on the east side of Llyn Fawr lying in peat on the bed of the lake, which was at that time being cleared to facilitate the completion of a reservoir
Measurements
diameter / mm:164.0
diameter / mm:29.0*
maximum thickness / mm:1.5
thickness / mm
weight / g:72.2
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