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Description: | A copper alloy Roman brooch; a dolphin brooch dating from the first century. The brooch is 37.3mm long, 21.2mm wide and 13.1mm thick. It has tubular wings with a slot for the hinged pin which is missing. The fronts of the wings are undecorated. The bow is humped and tapers to a point at the foot. There are raised lines, one down each side of the bow, and alternate wide and narrow notches across the bow between them. The catchplate is broken but all except the turnover survives. The brooch has a dark brown patina. This type of brooch dates from AD 55 - 100 (Worrall, Northern Newsletter Winter 2007), and similar examples can be seen on page 298 - 299 of Hattatt's "Visual Catalogue" (2000), though there is no close parallel.
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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