Two Recent British Shield Finds and their Continental Parallels

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In the course of research on Bronze Age metalwork from Surrey 1972–4, the writer's attention was drawn to an unpublished bronze shield in Chertsey Museum found locally at Mixnam's Pit several years earlier. The find obviously did not fall into any known British type, and closer parallels evident amongst the continental Nipperweise class made this, potentially, the first recognised import of a Bronze Age shield to Britain. With the aid of the Sir Cyril Fox Memorial Award for 1974, it was possible to study continental bronze shields in West Germany and Denmark, in particular three of the five known examples of Nipperweise type. Subsequently, in June 1977, by curious chance, a second British Nipperweise-like shield was recovered at Long Wittenham, and this has amplified the need for a detailed consideration of relationships within the class. First, however, it is necessary to describe the two British shields and their find circumstances, and to give descriptions of the relevant continental examples.

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