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Description: | Incomplete copper alloy Dolphin type brooch of Roman date, probably the first century AD and so named because the bow is humped at the head before turning down, supposedly reminiscent of the leaping sea creature. The wings are broken and mostly missing. The spring mechanism, the foot and the catch-plate are also missing. All breaks are old. Length 30mm, width across the remaining part of the wings 18mm and the maximum thickness of the bow is 9mm. Weight 8.29g.The humped bow which has a modest forward curve rapidly tapers towards the lower end where it becomes sub-round in cross-section. Viewed from the front the bow has a longitudinal median carination which is flanked on either side by a slight incision. The carination has a series of vaguely shaped mouldings along its length. A small portion of each wing survives. The brooch is very abraded and the metal appears to be in a stable condition.
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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