Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Early Iron Age bronze ring
Originally thought to be part of a hanging bowl, this is now interpreted as the crest of a ceremonial crown or helmet. Solid copper alloy ring with a decorative fitting attached. The fitting is decorated with three motifs comprising concentric circles with small impressed dots in between.
The Cerrigydrudion Crown, 405-380 BCE.
The Cerrigydrudion Crown is one of the earliest examples of Celtic art from Britain. In 1924, a farmer found a stone-lined grave while repairing a wall near Cerrigydrudion, north-east Wales. It contained fragments of decorated bronze. Originally, archaeologists thought it was a hanging bowl. However, now we think it is part of a headpiece, decorated with palm leaf and lotus flower designs.
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Site Name: Ty-tan-y-Foel Farm, Cerrigydrudion
Notes: found accidentally 'in a cist filled with soil' on edge of field 500 yards NNW of Ty-tan-y-Foel Farm, Cerrigydrudion
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