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Description: | A Roman brooch of Dolphin type. The bow is 74mm long and tapers to a point; the crossbar survives to 36mm wide. The spring, pin and parts of the catchplate and of the semi-cylindrical crossbar are missing. The usual hook at the top of the bow, which would have held the chord in place, has broken off and has been replaced by a hole drilled through the head of the bow, apparently in antiquity. The surfaces are abraded but survive well enough to show that the plain central rib was flanked by two narrower ones bearing fine milled or beaded decoration; similar decoration is probably present on three of the ribs on the better preserved left-hand wing of the crossbar, and on at least one on the right-hand wing. Small incised circles on each side of the bow enhance the dolphin-like appearance of the brooch in profile. The bow is D-shaped in section, the catchplate solid and plain.
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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