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Description: | Copper-alloy brooch of middle Iron Age date. A one piece La Tène I type brooch dating from the 4th to 3rd century BC. The head has two remaining copper-alloy spring coils, situated on the left hand side (as you look at it). The other coils and the pin are missing. The spring extends smoothly downwards into the elliptical bow. This measures 25.7mm high by 10mm wide and 1.8mm thick. It has a plain underside and is decorated on its upper surface by four raised ribs, which are curved to mirror the lines of the brooch. The bottom of the bow extends into the catchplate, of which there is only a remnant. The brooch measures 31.7mm high and weighs 4.01g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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