The Moel Hebog shield (Welsh: Tarian Moel Hebog) or Moel Siabod shield[1] is a large copper-alloy Yetholm-type shield from Bronze Age Britain, found in Wales in 1784, and is now in the British Museum in London. It dates from 1300–1000 BC.
| Moel Hebog shield | |
|---|---|
| Tarian Moel Hebog | |
 Moel Hebog shield. Wales, 1300–1000 BC. On display at the British Museum. | |
| Material | Welsh sheet-bronze |
| Discovered | 1300–1000 BC |
| Present location | British Museum |
Description
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The late Bronze Age shield was found in a bog near Moel Hebog mountain in 1784, near Beddgelert. It is now in the British Museum's collection.[2][3][4] Other sources point to a finding on Moel Siabod.[1][5]
Richard Blurton wrote of the shield in the book The Enduring Image: Treasures from the British Museum, "This shield is a splendid example, representative of the rise of large sheet-bronze work in later Bronze Age Europe. Much effort was directed towards the production of ceremonial metal armour indicating the prevalence of the idea of man as a warrior."[6]
There have been calls for that and other artefacts to be returned to Wales.[7]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "Bronze Age Shield - Findspot, Moel Siabod (512940)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "shield | British Museum". The British Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Buried treasure: calls for important Welsh artefacts to be brought back home". Nation.Cymru. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ A short account of Caernarvon, and Bedd-kill-hart, or, Beddgelart. 1806. p. 25.
- ^ Walford, Edward; Cox, John Charles; Apperson, George Latimer (1911). The Antiquary. E. Stock. p. 63.
- ^ Blurton (1997). The Enduring Image: Treasures from the British Museum.
- ^ "Buried treasure: calls for important Welsh artefacts to be brought back home". Nation.Cymru. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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