Battersea Shield

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by British Museum
published on 04 June 2019

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The "Battersea Shield" is a bronze Celtic shield facing from the 4th - 1st Century BCE. The shield facing is decorated with red enamel in the La Tene style, and was probably made in Britain. From the British Museum in London.

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© Trustees of the British Museum. Republished under the British Museum Standard Terms of Use for non-profit educational purposes. Original image by British Museum. Uploaded by Jeffrey King, published on 04 June 2019 under the following license: Copyright. You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

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Museum, B. (2019, June 04). Battersea Shield. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/10837/

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