Witham Shield

The Witham Shield is an Iron Age decorative bronze shield facing of La Tène style, dating from about the 4th century BC [1]. The shield was discovered in the River Witham in the vicinity of Washingborough and Fiskerton in Lincolnshire, England in 1826 [1]. The shield is now in the British Museum [1]. The bronze facings show evidence of having been reworked [1]. Originally a leather silhouette of a long-legged wild boar would have been riveted to the shield around the central dome, as indicated by small rivet holes and staining of the shield [1].