Object Description
A solid European Bronze Age hair ring, moulded from a single rod of electrum gold. Its flat body has been shaped into a tight spiral with a central raised midrib. Both ends of the ring taper into a dull point. Electrum rings of this type, known as lock-rings, have been recovered across Bronze Age Europe, with Ireland being a centre of production in the British Isles. They would have probably been used in antiquity as hair ornaments, earrings or as part of bracelets or bangles.
Date: 1500-600 BC
Period: European Bronze Age