1. Bronze AgeBronze Age
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2. Round: Team Name:
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4 5 6
Picture Round

4. Picture Round Answers
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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6. 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).

7. 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)

8. 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)

9. 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)

10. 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)