Moel Hebog shield
| Moel Hebog shield | |
|---|---|
 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) 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.[1][2][3]
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."[4]
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.[5]
See also
References
- ^ 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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