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Description: | Copper alloy Roman dolphin brooch with spring mechanism, 1st century. The pin is missing. There is a backward facing hook to grip the chord. This is decorated with three transverse grooves. The wings are undecorated except for two transverse grooves with transverse lines between, at each end. There is a raised rib with transverse lines across it running down the centre of the bow. There are two sets of two diagonal lines with trasverse lines between on either side of the bow, one near the top of the bow, one about half way down. The catchplate has broken off, but would have extended c. halfway up the bow. Length 66.92mm, width (across wings) 33.58mm, width (top of bow) 10.28mm, thickness (bow to back of wings) 17.24mm, length of catchplate c.32mm, weight 32.53g.
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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