Tangendorf disc brooch
The Tangendorf disc brooch (German: Scheibenfibel von Tangendorf) is an Iron Age fibula from the 3rd century AD, which was dug up in 1930 from the sand of a Bronze Age tumulus near Tangendorf, Toppenstedt, Harburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. The front of the elaborately crafted garment fibula is decorated with a rear-facing four-legged animal, probably a dog or a deer. It is one of Harburg's most important finds from the period of the Roman Empire, and is in the permanent exhibition of the Archaeological Museum Hamburg in Harburg, Hamburg.
Tangendorf disc brooch | |
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Year | 3rd century AD |
Type | Brooch |
Medium | Fire gilded silver |
Subject | Animal |
Dimensions | 58 mm diameter (2.3 in) |
Location | Archäologisches Museum Hamburg, Harburg, Hamburg |
Owner | Archäologisches Museum Hamburg |
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