Shillington mirror & brooch

Iron Age

Wardown Park Museum

70-20 BC

A mirror decorated in a swirling early Celtic style using engraved circles, ovals and arches, emphasised by a fine basket weave in fill. The mirror is round with a relatively simple loop handle which is typical of its time. The brooch was found in close proximity to the mirror together with some pottery shards.

• Medium: bronze (mirror) & silver (brooch)
• Dimensions: Mirror diameter: 20cm
• Grant Paid: £7,000 ( Total: £35,000)
• ArtFunded in: 2002
• Vendor: Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Provenance

Found by metal detectorists at a farm in Shillington, Bedfordshire.

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