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Description: | Cast copper alloy dolphin brooch with a spring mechanism length 23mm, width 43mm, thickness 16mm, weight 10.37g, Tubular wings that hold that spring support bar, there is a slot in the centre of the reverse for the pin only the top of which remains. There is a double linear groove with hatching in the centre that runs down the forward edge of each wing. The rest of the bow is otherwise plain. The leg is truncated just below the head, this is an old break. The artefact is in a poor condition with corrosion destroying most of the upper layers of the artefact with the exception of the right wing. These are dated to 70-100AD.
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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