Chertsey Shield

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by The British Museum
published on 16 February 2021
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The bronze Chertsey Shield was discovered accidentally in 1985 in a silted-up channel of the River Thames in Abbey Meads, Surrey, England. It was made in the period 400-250 BCE. It measures 83.6 cm (33 in) in height and 46.8 cm (18.5 in) in width.

The British Museum, London.

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Museum, T. B. (2021, February 16). Chertsey Shield. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13441/chertsey-shield/

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Museum, The British. "Chertsey Shield." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 16, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13441/chertsey-shield/.

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