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Description: | Roman brooch; cast copper alloy dolphin brooch, sprung pin type, dated to the 1st century AD. Small dolphin brooch with the back of the wings, the pin and much of the catchplate missing but otherwise complete. The brooch has a tapering bow with a double incised line down the centre. There is no extra decoration at the foot. The wings are moulded with two diagonal lines giving a twisted appearance. The 'top' of the wings has a little hook in the centre to take the horizontal string of the sprung pin. Much of the catchplate is still present.Length 41.8mm, width 23.9mm, thickness 13.7mm, weight 8.33gRef: Hattatt, page 298 (figure 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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