Irish Gorget, gold collar.

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Irish Gorget, or gold collar, one of eleven known examples displaying solar imagery, all from Ireland, 1000-800 BC. These crescent shaped collars were made from flat sheets of embossed gold and incorporate 2 solar discs, one at each terminal.

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Photo credit: © DAVID PARKER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: age, background, bronze, collar, craftsmanship, crescent, discs, disks, embossed, embossing, gold, goldwork, gorget, imagery, ireland, irish, motifs, solar, sun, white