Width 44 mm.
Height 54 mm.
Total weight 6 g.
Wear due to age and use.
The motif of the brooch "shield plate" is the first inspired by archeological findings that Otto Roland Mellin designed. The insiration for the brooch, but also bracelets with the same motif, were the shield plates and jewellery from the Bronze age.
Source: Ulla Tillander-Gidenhielm, "Master Goldsmiths Roland & Otto Roland Mellin", 1991, pages 46-47.