# The Irish Lunala

These Early Bronze Age objects originated from gold that was probably acquired from river gravels and worked into thin sheets by hammering.

The earliest forms were discs, sometimes found in matching pairs, each with a pair of perforations near the centres, and neck ornaments known as lunulae.

Decoration occurs on the discs in the form of concentric rows of dots, crosses, triangles and zigzags and the presence of perforations suggests that they were attached to a garment worn on special occasions.

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