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Description: | Roman brooch; incomplete cast copper alloy dolphin brooch of 1st century date. The brooch is small and very abraded. It has long, narrow wings and a simple, tapering bow. The remains of the pin mechanism, which was a hinge, are still present and show signs of rust-coloured corrosion, suggesting that the pin itself was of iron.
Length 24.4mm, width 20.0mm, thickness 10.6mm, weight 3.20g
Ref: ??A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt??s Ancient Brooches?? (pp. 299, fig. 158) | Subjects: | dolphin | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Rohde, Anja | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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