Ireland, and Hampshire (Britain), about 1100-750 B.C. Gold rings like these were frequently decorated using wire and plating techniques. Their purpose is not clear. They were probably jewellery, but could also have had a value in trade and exchange. Gold and gold-plated pennanular rings, about 1150-750 B.C., Late Bronze Age, found in Ireland, and in Hampshire in 2004, and purchased through the Treasure process