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Description: | A substantial copper alloy dolphin brooch dating to the late first century AD. The wings are semi-circular in shape and are decorated with three ribbed and grooved panels. The ribbed panels possess a series of horizontal incised notches. There is a small overhead hook to secure the spring mechanism in place. The spring is missing. The bow is arched and oval in section. At the characteristic humped end, the bow is decorated with a raised motif, reminiscent of a Greek omega. Below this motif there extends a central vertical groove. There are similar marginal grooves on each side of the bow. The panels between these grooves are decorated with incised diagonal notches. The bow tapers to a squared off foot with a small rounded applied end knop. The catchplate is large, triangular and openwork. Its edge is decorated with pairs of opposed diagonal incisions. The brooch measures 64mm in length, the wings measure 40mm in width, the bow has a maximum width of 9mm.
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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