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title: Gold Disc from Ancient Ireland
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4278/gold-disc-from-ancient-ireland/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-10-03
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# Gold Disc from Ancient Ireland

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Gold Disc from Ancient Ireland](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4278.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4278.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) disc, most likely a terminal of a collar or part of an earspool, from Co. Armagh, [Ireland](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Ireland/), 800-700 BCE.

National Museum of Ireland-[Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/), Dublin.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2015, December 19). Gold Disc from Ancient Ireland. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4278/gold-disc-from-ancient-ireland/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Gold Disc from Ancient Ireland." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 19, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4278/gold-disc-from-ancient-ireland/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Gold Disc from Ancient Ireland." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Dec 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4278/gold-disc-from-ancient-ireland/>.

## License & Copyright

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