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bucket
;
electrotype
Object Type
bucket
electrotype
Museum number
1994,0407.11
Description
Electrotype of decorated fragment from bucket. Depicts two animals with long tongues, facing each other.
Cultures/periods
Iron Age
(original)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Marlborough (Wiltshire)
(findspot of original)
Materials
copper alloy
Technique
electroformed
Dimensions
Length:
320 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Fox 1958a / Pattern and Purpose: A Survey of Early Celtic Art in Britain
(Pl 34 E)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 1997 28 Mar-15 Jun, Northampton Central Museum, Through Celtic Mists: Life and Ritual in the Iron Age
Subjects
animal
Acquisition notes
Original found in 1807, now in Devizes Museum
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1994,0407.11
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
CRM.315
Conservation
Treatment
: 17 Jul 1995