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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman Dolphin Brooch. The cylindrical tubular wings are incomplete, the foot is missing, and no evidence of decoration is preserved. The wings are perforated to take a concealed axis bar (now lost). The bow has a notably angular 'hump'.
The surviving length is 25.1 mm, the width is 15.1 mm and the weight is 10.0g.
Dolphin brooches are 'Colchester' type derivatives, dating to the first century AD. This example is quite angular, and unusually robust, sharing some similarities with the later Polden Hill type. | Subjects: | Dolphin | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Ashby, Steven - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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