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View full screenThin circular disc of gold with raised geometric design, from the grave of important individual, probably a woman, buried at the Knowes of Trotty, Huntiscarth, Orkney, Middle Bronze Age, around 1900 BC
X.EQ 129
18th - 16th century BC
Bronze Age
Gold; thin; circular; with concentric lines in relief
Knowes of Trotty, Huntiscarth, Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, Northern Europe
Amazing Amber (10 May 2013 - 08 Sep 2013)
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