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shield
Object Type
shield
Museum number
1939,1010.94.d
Description
Three plain and undecorated copper alloy bosses from shield 1939,1010.94. Hollow, with central pin for attachment to the collar of the large central shield boss. One is well preserved, the other two with modern fibreglass repairs.
Cultures/periods
Germanic
Early Anglo-Saxon
Production date
early 7thC
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Sutton Hoo
, Ship-burial Mound: 1
Materials
copper alloy
fibreglass
(modern repairs)
Dimensions
Diameter:
3.30 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Bruce-Mitford 1978 / The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial: Volume II. Arms, Armour and Regalia
(p. 66)
Location
On display
(G41/dc1)
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Mrs Edith M Pretty
Acquisition date
1939
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1939,1010.94.d