Plaque of a human face

Description
This unique plaque, made from thin sheet bronze, shows a human face and may have decorated a piece of furniture. It was found in the guard chamber of the hillfort at South Cadbury (Cadbury Castle). It dates from about AD 50.
Accession Loan No.
TTNCM : 76.AA.165/24
Collection Class
Prehistory
Common Name
plaque of a human face
Simple Name
plaque
Period Classification
Iron Age (700 BC - AD 43)
Production Date
50
Material
metal, bronze
Collection Site Name
Cadbury Castle
Collection Parish
South Cadbury
Collection Town
Yeovil
Collection County
Somerset
Collection Country
England
Collection Continent
Europe

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