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Description: | A fragment of a copper-alloy Roman Dolphin brooch dating from the 1st - 2nd Century AD. Only part of the head and bow of the brooch remains. The bow has broken off part of the way down, leaving only a 19.3mm portion still attached to the head. The rest of the bow, the foot and catchplate have been lost. The bow is roughly triangular in section and has a single ridge down the centre, but no other decernable decoration. Only half of the head remains, the other side (one whole wing) has broken away. Behind the head is a tubular hinged mechanism for holding the pin. The hinge mechanism and the pin no longer survive, however. The remaining part of the head is decorated with four parallel grooves. A similar brooch can be seen in Hattatt, 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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