Banc Tynddol sun-disc

Banc Tynddol sun-disc
Disc Haul Banc Tynddol
Decorated with concentric line and dot circles and pierced by two central holes, apparently for attachment. The design was determined to belong to the Primary Bell Beaker Goldwork Tradition.
MaterialGold
Createdc. 2300 BC
Discovered16 October 2002
Wales, United Kingdom
Present locationAmgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, Cardiff, Wales

The Banc Tynddol sun-disc (Welsh: Disc Haul Banc Tynddol) is a small, decorated, gold ornament discovered near Cwmystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales. It most likely was part of a funerary garment and is dated to 2450-2150 BCE, which makes it the earliest gold artifact found in Wales. It was discovered on 16 October 2002 by a team of archaeologists who were investigating the site of Roman and medieval lead smelting hearths below the Bronze Age copper mine on Copa Hill.

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