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Description: | Late Iron age copper alloy Le Tene III brooch, 18mm long, 7mm wide and 5mm thick. The object is in very good condition and weighs 4.49grams. The brooch consists of a sub rectangular bow with chamferred corners, which has a small spring (two coils present) at its head. The bow curves sharply and tapers down to a triangular catchplate. This has a very small circular foot set in the centre of the base. Its body is decorated with a snake-like pattern formed of punched dots contained in an incised border, this in turn is comntained within an incised border running around the edge of the catchplate.
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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