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Description: | Roman dolphin type brooch, almost complete. The hinged pin is free-moving with a broken point. The wings are undecorated except for an incised line running round each end. The bow is D-sectioned with a central raised rib, which is delineated by an incised line on each side and decorated with transverse lines on the lower half. There is a further incised line running the length of each side of the bow. The catchplate has broken off. Length 48.78mm, length (pin) c.37mm, width (wings) 38.3mm (top of bow) 9.64mm (tip) c.4mm, thickness (top of bow) c.9mm (tip) c.3.8mm, length of missing catchplate c.18mm, diameter (wings) c.7mm, weight 23.27g.
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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