Lock ring

Lock rings from the late Bronze Age have also been found in Great Britain and France.

[1] The ring was typically constructed from four pieces: a split metal tube, two gapped triangular shaped face-plates and a circular binding strip.

Several lock rings, along with other highly crafted gold objects, have been found in the River Shannon area in Ireland, in north Munster.

[3][4] During the late Bronze Age, finely made gold objects were important items of status and wealth.

According to archaeologist, George Eogan, "Like the gold bar torcs of an earlier phase, the lock-rings demonstrate the innovating tendency of the goldsmith, and the strength of the insular, especially the Irish, late Bronze age industry during its mature and final phase.