Braganza Brooch | |
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Braganza Brooch | |
Material | Gold |
Size | 14 cm long |
Created | 3rd Century BC |
Present location | British Museum, London |
Registration | 2001,0501.1 |
The Braganza Brooch is a gold ornamental fibula that was made in the third century BC by a Greek craftsman for a Celtic Iberian client. Since its discovery in unknown circumstances in the nineteenth century in Portugal, it has belonged to a variety of owners, including various members of the House of Braganza, for which it is named, before being purchased by the British Museum in 2001.[1]