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	Topics Battersea Shield Topic Home The Battersea Shield is a sheet bronzeBronze Bronze refers to a broad range of copper alloys, usually with tin as the main additive, but sometimes with other elements su... shieldShield ----A shield is a protective device, meant to intercept attacks.... . It probably dates from the first century BC to early first century AD, though an earlier date is possible. Dates from 300BC have been suggested. It was dredged from the River Thames in the UKUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state that lies off the northwest coast... , and probably was deposited as a ritual gift to the spirits of the River, as were many other pieces of bronze, iron work and human skulls that found their way into the Thames and other rivers. The Shield is decorated with repoussé decoration and enamelVitreous enamel In a discussion of art technology, enamel is the colorful result of fusion of powdered glass to a substrate through the proc... . The decoration is in the typically CeltCelt The term *Celt, normally pronounced // , refers to a member of any of a number of peoples in Europe using the Celtic lang... ic La Tène style, consisting of circles and spirals. It has been suggested it was a decorative piece and would not have been an effective shield in combat. The metal plate of the shield that remains would have been fixed onto a plain, round wooden shield behind it. The shield was discovered in 1857 and is on display in the British MuseumBritish Museum The British Museum* in London is one of the world's largest and most important museums of human history and culture.... . See also La Tène cultureLa Tène culture The La Tne culture was an Iron Age culture named after the archaeological site of La Tne on the north side of Lake Neuchtel ... . External links