celtic brooch auvers sur oise

celtic brooch auvers sur oiseThe brooch is based on a Celtic disc excavated in Auvers sur Oise, France, from the 4th century BC. The original was probably employed as a horse or chariot fitting, or it decorated a funerary banquet table. It has been crafted in the early La Tne art style. Constructed from bronze and enamelled, the brooch has a diameter of 5 cm.

The seax is based on a 10th-century original excavated in Denmark

The cross-guards are constructed from wood and beaten with brass

This type of armour clearly represents a transition between the early 14th-century coat of plates and the fully developed plate armour

the upper sides have a steel thickness of 1

The blade is constructed from 1055 carbon steel

The sword is handmade from bronze and has a length of approx

The head features no widening or barbs

The hauberk is constructed from flat rings riveted with wedge rivets and round

Chainmail chausses were the standard form of metal leg protection in Europe from the 9th century until the early 14th century

the sizing may be adjusted as required

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Its use was essentially limited to fully armored knights and warriors