CIRCA 4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.

Formed of hammered sheet, the disk is ornamented in repoussé with some punched details with a series of animals and monsters, including two horses, three birds and a griffin, all arranged around a central spoked wheel motif. Open areas within the band are filled with a rayed sun, a crescent and punched dots. The outer edge has seven sets of two perforations for attachment. For the style of the ornament compare the silver neck ring from Chao de Lamas, now in Madrid, pl. 400 in V. Kruta, et al., ed., The Celts.