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Description: | Incomplete small copper alloy Roman dolphin brooch with hinge mechanism, missing its pin shank, foot and catchplate.
The wings are tubular and span 17.1mm. The copper alloy axis bar can be seen at either open end.
The bow extends to the front of the wings with a groove running along the centre, petering out as the bow becomes narrower (c.14mm).
The bow measures 5.5x4.2mm where it extends form the wings and narrows to 1.2x2.7mm over 27mm (to the break).
Length 28.3mm, weighs 3.26g. 1st century AD. | Subjects: | dolphin - hinge mechanism - | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Hinds, Katie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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