Brooch (leech)
| Accession Nr.: | 8322 |
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| Type: | bronze, lead, gold and silver; archaeological artifacts |
| Date of production: |
8th–6th century B.C.
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| Materials/Techniques: | bronze |
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| Dimensions: | height: 6.5 cm width: 3.2 cm length: 12.3 cm |
Leech brooch, bow slightly raised and expanded. It has a symmetrical, low and wide catchplate and a small two-coiled spring. It features deeply incised decoration on upper side of bow: a composition of double horizontal lines and zig-zag lines. Its pin is missing, its bow is partly broken.