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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy La Téne I type brooch, dating from circa 4th - 3rd century BC. The spring and head of the brooch are missing and the break is very worn. The bow is arched and tapers outwards from the head and then inwards from the swollen centre. The main part of the bow is flat and oval in shape, with an incised double oval design. The bow then continued into the foot. The foot is bent around on itself but is too is broken. Part of the catchplate survives. The pin the missing. The metal is pitted and is a dark greenish-brown colour. This brooch is similar to examples in Hattatt, 2000, p288, fig: 147.
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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