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. An image of this fibula is part of the logo of this museum.