Brooch
| Accession Nr.: | 8326 |
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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: 4 cm width: 3 cm length: 6.5 cm |
Leech brooch, bow slightly raised and expanded. It has a symmetrical, low and wide catchplate. It features a deeply incised and punched decoration on upper side of bow: a composition of a gridded field with dot-circles. Its pin and spring are missing. 8327 is a broken part of the bow.
Leech brooches from Baksan and Chegem Valleys but in slightly different style: 8321, 8322,8324, 8323.
Leech brooches from Baksan and Chegem Valleys but in slightly different style: 8321, 8322,8324, 8323.