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title: Braganza Brooch
author: British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10845/braganza-brooch/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Braganza Brooch
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10845.jpg)
## Image Caption
A 3rd Century BCE [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) fibula depicting a [Celtic warrior](https://www.worldhistory.org/Celtic_Warrior/). A [Celtic](https://www.worldhistory.org/celt/) warrior with a sword, oval shield, and pointed helmet is depicted defending himself from a dog which is jumping on him, two other dog heads are on each end of the fibula. The fibula originally had blue glass enamel fittings along the sides and in the eyes of each figure.
The fibula is thought to have been made by a [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) craftsman who was working in the Iberian Peninsula. From the British Museum, London.
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