The Gleninsheen gorget (catalogued as NMI W21[1]) is a ...
wikipedia - 01 Sep 2021The Gleninsheen gorget (catalogued as NMI W21[1]) is a late Bronze Age collar, found in 1930 in the Gleninsheen region of the Burren, County Clare, Ireland. Given that the gorget (a type of large necklace) is made from gold and weighs 276 g (8.9 ozt) it must have been intended as an ornament for a high-ranking warrior.[2] Dated to c. 800–700 BC, it is one of the earliest examples of substantial Irish goldwork.[3]
