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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy 1st century AD, Dolphin type brooch. The brooch would have had a spring mechanism, held in place by an external chord but this is now missing. The pin is also missing. The head proper of the brooch comprises the short wings, which the spring would have sat behind. Each wing has been decorated with a vertical groove. The short undecorated bow then extends downwards from the head and tapers to the foot. The bow terminates with the foot which is decorated with three incised horizontal lines. Behind the foot the catchplate still survives. The reverse of the brooch is also undecorated. The surface of the metal is very smooth and it is a light greyish-green colour. This type of brooch dates from the 1st century AD. This brooch is similar to examples in Hattatt, 2000, p298, Fig: 157.
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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