Record ID: WILT-639D75
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Bath and North East Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
An Iron Age La Tene I type brooch dating to the period c. 400 - 200 BC. The head consists of an integrally cast spring with a chord and four loops wrapped around a copper alloy axis bar. The fourth loop becomes the pin and passes under the chord before tapering to a point. The body arches upwards from the head at almost 90 degrees and widens along its length. It has a convex obvese and a slightly concave reverse. The bow then tapers and arches downwards into the leg at another almost 90 degree angle and then widens to form the catchplate which projects from one side of the leg. The…
Created on: Tuesday 18th October 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shoscombe', grid reference and parish protected.