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Description: | Head and upper bow fragment from a Roman brooch, probably a Dolphin variant of 1st century AD date. The brooch is likely to have employed a spring mechanism, secured in an unusual arrangement with an integral central pierced lug, possibly with a claw or lug on the head to tension the multiple-wound spring. The remnants of the copper alloy axis bar survive either side of the central lug. The wings were open and have lost their terminals making it difficult to determine if they were open-ended or had terminal lugs. The brooch fragment is heavily eroded and little of the surface detail survives. The more complete wing appears to have two vertical mouldings and the claw or lug at the head developed into a rib. The upper bow has a circular section.
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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