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Description: | Cast copper alloy Roman dolphin type brooch with hinge mechanism. The axis bar is iron. The pin is broken off, but appears to have been iron. The brooch is quite corroded so little detail can be made out, but there may have been a transverse groove at the terminal of each wing. The bow appears to have been undecorated. The end of the bow and the catchplate are missing. 1st century. Length 38.58mm, width (wings) 30.14mm, width (top of bow) 8.70mm, thickness c.18mm, weight 17.20g.
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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