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title: Witham Shield
author: The British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13435/witham-shield/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Witham Shield
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13435.png)
## Image Caption
The [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) Witham Shield from [Celtic](https://www.worldhistory.org/celt/) [Britain](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Britain/). It measures 1.09 metres (43 in) in length and 34.5 centimetres (13.5 in) in width. Originally, it would have been attached to a wood or leather backing. The central boss has red coral and repoussé decoration. 400-300 BCE. (British Museum, London)
## Cite This Work
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Museum, T. B. (2021, February 15). Witham Shield. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Museum, The British. "Witham Shield." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 15, 2021. .
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