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Ym 1918, wrth gloddio am fanganîs ger Llanbedr, Gwynedd, ffeindiodd Ifor Lewis gelc rhyfeddol o'r canoloesoedd diweddar. Roedd y celc yn cynnwys eitemau copr, aloi a haearn, gan gynnwys ffiol, crochan, dau sgiled a hambwrdd, — eitemau bob dydd a fyddai wedi cael eu defnyddio yng nghartref teulu cyfoethog.
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In 1918, Ifor Lewis, a workman digging for manganese, near Llanbedr, Gwynedd found a remarkable hoard from the late medieval period. The hoard contained items made of copper, alloy and iron including an ewer, a cauldron, two skillets and a hand tray, domestic items that would have been found in the kitchen of a wealthy household. The earliest object, a late thirteenth century or early fourteenth century 'aquamanile', in the form of a stag was a vessel for holding liquid and would have been used for ceremonial hand—washing in a church, monastery or at the feast table. An Iron Age wooden weaving sword was found during excavations at the Breiddin Hillfort, Powys and is a unique find as ancient wood rarely survives.
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