The Witham Shield

The engraving shows two views of the Witham shield. One view is a detail of the mounts on the shield, and the other is an outline of the whole shield showing the rivet holes for the figure of a boar. It was found in 1826 in the river Witham at Washingborough, Lincolnshire. There are also two views of a circular bronze buckler found c1810 in a bog near Aberystwyth.