Tangendorf disc brooch
| Tangendorf disc brooch | |
|---|---|
| Year | 3rd century AD |
| Type | Brooch |
| Medium | Fire gilded silver |
| Subject | Animal |
| Dimensions | 58 mm diameter (2.3 in) |
| Location | Archäologisches Museum Hamburg, Harburg, Hamburg |
| Owner | Archäologisches Museum Hamburg |
The Tangendorf disc brooch (German: Scheibenfibel von Tangendorf) is an Iron Age fibula from the 3rd century AD, which was dug up in 1930 from the sand of a Bronze Age tumulus near Tangendorf, Toppenstedt, Harburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. The front of the elaborately crafted garment fibula is decorated with a rear-facing four-legged animal, probably a dog or a deer. It is one of Harburg's most important finds from the period of the Roman Empire, and is in the permanent exhibition of the Archaeological Museum Hamburg in Harburg, Hamburg.