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Description: | A copper alloy Roman bow brooch, probably a Dolphin type, dating from 55 - 100 AD. The brooch is 42.1mm long, 19.8mm wide and 15.5mm thick. It had a hinged pin which does not survive. The wings are tubular to hold the axis bar. The bow is decorated with a central ridge divided into very small squares, and a ridge along each side of the bow. The fronts of the wings are also decorated with pronounced vertical ridges. The foot is missing but it is an old break. Part of the catchplate survives. The brooch may have been tinned or silvered; minute traces survive on the reverse. The brooch has a light green patina and is pitted. Similar brooches can be seen in Hattatt's Visual Catalogue of Roman brooches, page 299-301.
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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