Battersea Shield

Battersea Shield
On display in the British Museum
Material	Bronze
Size	Length: 77.7 cm Width: 34.1–35.7 cm Weight: 3.4 kg
Created	Iron Age, c.350–50 BC
Place	River Thames, London
Present location	Room 50, British Museum, London
Registration	1857,0715.1

The Battersea Shield is one of the most significant pieces of ancient Celtic art found in Britain. It is a sheet bronze covering of a (now vanished) wooden shield decorated in La Tène style. The shield is on display in the British Museum, and a replica is housed in the Museum of London.