Bronze Bronze Age QuizAge Quiz

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1.Fibula/Gold Dress-Fastener, Near Clones, Co.

Monaghan.

2.Derrinboy Armlets, Derrinboy, Co.Offaly

3.Two Gold Lock-Rings,Gorteenreagh, Co. Clare.

4.Gold Foil Covered Lead Bulla, Bog of Allen, Co. Kildare.

5.Gold Foil Covered Lead Bulla, Bog of Allen, Co. Kildare.

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Technique

•What 2 techniques are used in decorating the Sun Disc from

Tedavent C. Monaghan? (Answer: Repousse and Punching)

•Name 3 of the 4 techniques were developed during the

middle to late Bronze Age. (Answer: Ribbon Twisting, Flange

Twisting, Casting or Soldering)

•Name the technique used to decorate the gold Lunula,

from Rossmore Park, Co. Monaghan. (Answer: Incision)

•What is the Bulla from Bog of Allen, Co. Kildare made from?

(Answer: Lead and is covered with thin gold foil)

•Name the technique used in making Early Bronze Age

weapons? (Answer: Casting).

Decoration •What gold object has a cruciform motif on its surface?(Lunula)

•Soldered fine gold wires appear on the a surface of what Bronze Age conical form? (Two Gold Lock-Rings, Gorteenreagh, Co. Clare).

•Name three motifs are used to decorate early bronze age artefacts? (Raised circles and dots, Hatched triangles and Chevrons)  •What symbol is represented on the large central motif of the Bulla?

(A fertility symbol) •Tiny raised _____________ can be found in the middle of the Gleninsheen Gorget. (Bosses) •What type of circles decorate the outer ridge of the terminals of the Gold Fibula? (Concentric Circles)

True or False •The Early Bronze Age is between 2200 – 1500 BC. (False) •The BishopLand Hoard is older than the Dowris Hoard. (True) •The two Gold Lock Rings found in Gorteenreagh are good examples of repoussé and incision. (False) •The Gold Fibula dress fastener belongs to the Middle Bronze age. (False) •There were two Gold Torcs found in County Meath. (True)

Functions •Give the function of the gold sun disc. (Decorative function) •The gold armlets could were an ornamental version of ___________ . (Leather armlets) •Name the function of the Gold Fibula. (Possibly worn on the chest to hold garments closed) •Name the two ways the large Gold Torcs found in Tara could be worn. (Around the neck or as a belt) •In what way were the Gold Gorgets worn? (Tied to a string and worn around the neck)