BUSH BARROW’S LOZENGE bag

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The *LOZENGE* is the finest example of Bronze Age gold craftsmanship ever found. It was buried on the chest of its owner, known as the Bush Barrow chieftain, in a round barrow close to Stonehenge. Made from sheet gold, only one millimeter thick, it is incised with intricate patterns, suggesting that whoever made it had a sophisticated knowledge of geometry.

What interested me about the LOZENGE was the precision of these incised lines. This detailed geometry seemed mysterious given that it was made in the Bronze Age!! I wanted to reflect on this ambivalence and bring an artifact from the past into the present. It's like time-traveling. You can jump in different epochs and bring with you what speaks to your heart, what you like, without thinking about the actual modernity. With your work on them, these pieces will find their way back to now.

I used the current 2026 fashion color in faux leather and incorporated a lot of gold, in the form of gold metallic thread, gold trim, various gold-colored elements, and a gold-colored magnetic closure. For the lining, I used a midnight blue satin and added two inside pockets with gold metallic thread.

My handmade *LOZENGE* on the front of the bag is: 
25,4 cm; 10 in long by 22 cm; 8.66 in wide. 

The bag is 38 x 32 cm; 14.96 x 12.60 in.

The shoulder strap is 101 cm; 39.76 long, 103 cm; 40.55 in including the connectors.

The original found LOZENGE measures 18,4 cm; 7.24 in long by 15,6 cm; 6.14 in wide. He must have been an important figure – perhaps a priest, warrior or chieftain – and the LOZENGE was probably used to fasten his cloak.

With thanks to Wiltshire Museum