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{{Short description|Bronze Age Welsh shield}} |
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{{Infobox Artifact|name=Moel Hebog shield|image=File:Tarian Moel Hebog- Moel Hebog Shield.jpg|image_caption=Moel Hebog shield. Wales, 1300–1000 BC. On display at the British Museum.|material=Welsh sheet-bronze|created=|discovered=1300–1000 BC|location=[[British Museum]]}} |
{{Infobox Artifact|name=Moel Hebog shield|image=File:Tarian Moel Hebog- Moel Hebog Shield.jpg|image_caption=Moel Hebog shield. Wales, 1300–1000 BC. On display at the British Museum.|material=Welsh sheet-bronze|created=|discovered=1300–1000 BC|location=[[British Museum]]}} |
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The '''Moel Hebog shield''' ({{lang-cy|Tarian Moel Hebog}}) is a large copper-alloy [[Yetholm-type shield]] from [[Bronze Age Britain]], found in [[Wales]] in 1784, and now in the [[British Museum]] in London. It dates from 1300–1000 BC. |
The '''Moel Hebog shield''' ({{lang-cy|Tarian Moel Hebog}}) or '''Moel Siabod shield'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Bronze Age Shield - Findspot, Moel Siabod |url=https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/512940/ |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=Coflein |language=en}}</ref> is a large copper-alloy [[Yetholm-type shield]] from [[Bronze Age Britain]], found in [[Wales]] in 1784, and now in the [[British Museum]] in London. It dates from 1300–1000 BC. |
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== Description == |
== Description == |
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[[File:The NW slopes of Moel Hebog towards Moel yr Ogof - geograph.org.uk - 72475.jpg|left|thumb|The north-west slopes of Moel Hebog towards Moel yr Ogof, Gwynedd, Wales]] |
[[File:The NW slopes of Moel Hebog towards Moel yr Ogof - geograph.org.uk - 72475.jpg|left|thumb|The north-west slopes of Moel Hebog towards Moel yr Ogof, Gwynedd, Wales]] |
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The late [[Bronze Age]] shield was found in a bog near [[Moel Hebog|Moel Hebog mountain]] in 1784, near [[Beddgelert]]. 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><ref>[https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/512940/ RCAHMW Coflein: Bronze Age Shield – Findspot, Moel Siabod]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=25 September 2021 |title=Buried treasure: calls for important Welsh artefacts to be brought back home |url=https://nation.cymru/news/buried-treasure-calls-for-important-welsh-artefacts-to-be-brought-back-home/ |access-date=14 July 2022 |website=Nation.Cymru |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
The late [[Bronze Age]] shield was found in a bog near [[Moel Hebog|Moel Hebog mountain]] in 1784, near [[Beddgelert]]. 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><ref>[https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/512940/ RCAHMW Coflein: Bronze Age Shield – Findspot, Moel Siabod]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=25 September 2021 |title=Buried treasure: calls for important Welsh artefacts to be brought back home |url=https://nation.cymru/news/buried-treasure-calls-for-important-welsh-artefacts-to-be-brought-back-home/ |access-date=14 July 2022 |website=Nation.Cymru |language=en-GB}}</ref> Other sources point to a finding on [[Moel Siabod]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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Richard 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> |
Richard 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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Revision as of 06:02, 18 January 2023
| Moel Hebog shield | |
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 Moel Hebog shield. Wales, 1300–1000 BC. On display at the British Museum. | |
| Material | Welsh sheet-bronze |
| Discovered | 1300–1000 BC |
| Present location | British Museum |
The Moel Hebog shield (Template:Lang-cy) or Moel Siabod shield[1] is a large copper-alloy Yetholm-type shield from Bronze Age Britain, found in Wales in 1784, and now in the British Museum in London. It dates from 1300–1000 BC.
Description
The late Bronze Age shield was found in a bog near Moel Hebog mountain in 1784, near Beddgelert. It is now in the British Museum's collection.[2][3][4] Other sources point to a finding on Moel Siabod.[1]
Richard 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."[5]
Proposed return to Wales
There have been calls in Welsh national media to return some of the more significant artefacts which were discovered in Wales from the British Museum. These artefacts include the Rhyd-y-gors (Rhos Rhydd), Moel Hebog and Welsh buckler shields. There are also calls to return the famous Mold Cape, the Llanllyfni lunula, the Red Lady of Paviland (Oxford University Museum of Natural History) and the Trawsfynydd Tankard (World Museum, Liverpool) all to a museum in Wales.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Bronze Age Shield - Findspot, Moel Siabod". Coflein. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ British Museum Collection
- ^ RCAHMW Coflein: Bronze Age Shield – Findspot, Moel Siabod
- ^ "Buried treasure: calls for important Welsh artefacts to be brought back home". Nation.Cymru. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ Blurton (1997). The Enduring Image: Treasures from the British Museum.
- ^ "Buried treasure: calls for important Welsh artefacts to be brought back home". Nation.Cymru. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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