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Description: | Roman copper alloy dolphin brooch fragment of 1st century AD date. The fragment consists of the upper bow and one of the wings. The brooch would have had a spring mechanism but it is unclear which type of mechanism was employed, the rear of the head has the remnants of a lug, which may have been a rearward claw. The wings and upper bow were decorated with mouldings, although little of the design survives, there is the suggestion of a vertical moulding on the wing, and the sides of the head are stepped and decorated with short incised lines. The upper bow has a circular section, although it has suffered from corrosion.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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