Record ID: HAMP-299CD9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: The City of Brighton and Hove
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Iron Age La Tene III 'Knotenfibeln' (Boss-on-Bow) type brooch, dating from 100-50 BC. The remains of the brooch consist of two of the four original large spring coils, with the cord passing internally below the remaining coils. This is followed by a sharply arched neck and moulded decoration on the upper surface of the bow, which is circular in cross-section at the top and D-shaped in cross-section at the bottom. The moulded decoration begins with a cylindrical 'bead' at the top near to the springs, followed by a highly arched and plain neck, followed b…
Created on: Monday 5th October 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 27th October 2015
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