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Early Iron Age bronze helmet
Comprised of at least four fragments reconstructed as a flange. Bears engraved decoration comprising a scroll-like pattern of paired acanthus leaves linked to paired lotus leaves interspersed with palmettes within a cross-hatched background. One rivet is located on the inner edge of the flange. Originally thought to be a hanging bowl these fragments are now interpreted as a ceremonial crown or helmet.
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
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