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Plate I

The Battersea Shield
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The Battersea Shield

Maker unknown

Iron Age bronze shield facing from the Thames, richly decorated in La Tène style and set with red glass studs.

Date
c. 350–50 BC
Collection
The British Museum
Reference
1857,0715.1

Record

Medium
bronze; red glass
Origin
United Kingdom
Owner
The Trustees of the British Museum

In the Tapestry

Discovered at
River ThamesA
Culture of origin
La Tène cultureAmedium confidence

Provenance and history

  1. c. 350–50 BC

    CreatedA

Sources

  1. A

    britishmuseum.org

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