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{{Infobox Artifact|name=Moel Hebog Shield|image=[[File:Tarian Moel Hebog- Moel Hebog Shield.jpg|thumb|Tarian Moel Hebog, Gwynedd, Cymru. Tarian efydd, 1300-1000 BC. Mae'r darian ar ddangos yn yr Amgueddfa Brydeinig.]]|image_caption=Moel Hebog Shield. Wales, 1300-1000 BC. On display at the British Museum.|material=Welsh bronze|created=|discovered=1300 BC - 1000 BC|location=[[British Museum]]}}A late [[Bronze Age]] shield was found in a bog near Moel Hebog in 1784. It is now in the [[British Museum]]'s collection.<ref>[https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=827321&partId=1&place=39216&plaA=39216-3-2&page=1 British Museum Collection]</ref> |
The '''Moel Hebog Shield''' ([[Welsh language|Welsh]]: '''Tarian Moel Hebog''') is a Welsh bronze shield dating from 1300-1000 BC.{{Infobox Artifact|name=Moel Hebog Shield|image=[[File:Tarian Moel Hebog- Moel Hebog Shield.jpg|thumb|Tarian Moel Hebog, Gwynedd, Cymru. Tarian efydd, 1300-1000 BC. Mae'r darian ar ddangos yn yr Amgueddfa Brydeinig.]]|image_caption=Moel Hebog Shield. Wales, 1300-1000 BC. On display at the British Museum.|material=Welsh bronze|created=|discovered=1300 BC - 1000 BC|location=[[British Museum]]}} |
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== About == |
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A late [[Bronze Age]] shield was found in a bog near Moel Hebog in 1784. It is now in the [[British Museum]]'s collection.<ref>[https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=827321&partId=1&place=39216&plaA=39216-3-2&page=1 British Museum Collection]</ref> |
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Blurton wrote of the Shield in the book "The Enduring Image: Treasures from the British Museum", "This shield is a splendid example, representative of the rise of large sheet-bronze work in later Bronze Age Europe. Much effort was directed towards the production of ceremonial metal armour indicating the prevalence of the idea of man as a warrior."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Blurton |title=The Enduring Image: Treasures from the British Museum |year=1997}}</ref> |
Blurton wrote of the Shield in the book "The Enduring Image: Treasures from the British Museum", "This shield is a splendid example, representative of the rise of large sheet-bronze work in later Bronze Age Europe. Much effort was directed towards the production of ceremonial metal armour indicating the prevalence of the idea of man as a warrior."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Blurton |title=The Enduring Image: Treasures from the British Museum |year=1997}}</ref> |
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The Moel Hebog Shield (Welsh: Tarian Moel Hebog) is a Welsh bronze shield dating from 1300-1000 BC.
| Moel Hebog Shield | |
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 Moel Hebog Shield. Wales, 1300-1000 BC. On display at the British Museum. | |
| Material | Welsh bronze |
| Discovered | 1300 BC - 1000 BC |
| Present location | British Museum |
About
A late Bronze Age shield was found in a bog near Moel Hebog in 1784. It is now in the British Museum's collection.[1]
Blurton wrote of the Shield in the book "The Enduring Image: Treasures from the British Museum", "This shield is a splendid example, representative of the rise of large sheet-bronze work in later Bronze Age Europe. Much effort was directed towards the production of ceremonial metal armour indicating the prevalence of the idea of man as a warrior."[2]
References
- ^ British Museum Collection
- ^ Blurton (1997). The Enduring Image: Treasures from the British Museum.