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Description: | Cast copper alloy object in the form of a Dolphin, depicted side on swimming to the left. The object is D-shaped in cross section and has a fluted and collared snout terminating with a suspension loop. The main body has a small incised circle in the centre representing the eye. There is a short fin above, and two fin-like projections below. The main body tapers to an upturned tail with a pierced trefoil terminal. The object appears to be a linking piece in a chain or other similar device, hence the the loop at either end. A parallel could not be found at the time of recording. There is a broadly similar group of dolphin-mounts known, for which the Portable Antiquities Scheme has a few recorded examples such as ESS-362044, KENT-6088A3, LANCUM-F79885 and WAW-D02871. Although similar in design, these mounts are usually of lead and are much thicker than this example, and potentially post-medieval in date.
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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