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Description: | The brooch is a Colchester Two-Piece brooch, probably a Dolphin type with a hinge mechanism. It has been made from cast copper alloy. Dolphin type brooches date to the first century. Hattatt illustrates a similar brooch in Brooches of Antiquity, No. 889. The wings are semi-cylindrical, forming a 'C' shape in profile. At the centre of the wings, within the cylindrical there is an apparent incomplete loop, which would have provided the hinge for the pin. The pin, axis bar are now missing. The exterior of the wings are decorated with a vertical groove at either end of the wing. The bow head is hump-like and is undecorated. The bow head tapers into the bow, which is oval in section. The bow tapers to a blunt foot. The lower portion of the bow slightly bent to one side. The catch plate is solid and complete. The surface of the brooch has a well developed patchy mid green/grey patina. It weighs 10.04g, and measures 24.4mm wide and 49.9mm long.
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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