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Description: | Roman copper alloy brooch fragment of Polden Hill type, dating to the 1st century AD. Only the head of the brooch is present and employs a spring mechanism, secured by a Polden Hill claw type device with an iron axis bar. The wings are short and appear to have been undecorated. The upper bow has a dolphin profile with a D-shaped section and carries moulded decoration. The sides of the brooch head are stepped and there was a prominent central rib running from the claw. Elsewhere the decoration is difficult to decipher, but appears to consist of moulded scroll design.
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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