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Description: | Copper-alloy Dolphin type brooch of mid 1st C. Ad date. Very ornate brooch with moulded decoration. In reasonably good condition, with a dark green patina. Consists of a deep bow with moulded rib and groove decoration running down the back of it. The wings have moulded decoration consisting of a pair of vertical ribs on either side of the bow, each with a rope pattern. The spring is still intact, with six coils on the left hand side (as you look at it) and four on the right. The pin is missing but a silver pellet remains within the attachment hole above the spring, suggesting that the pin may originally have been made of silver. The catchplate is in intact condition. It is unperforated and is decorated on either side by a single indented ring with an internal dot. The foot is finished off by a simple moulded knob.
The brooch measures 47.1mm high by 30.3mm wide at the wings and has a depth of 21mm. Weight = 18.22g. | Subjects: | Dolphin | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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