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Description: | Romano-British fragment of drop handle, possibly from furniture or a vessel, heavily cast in the round in the form of two dolphins confronted holding an unidentified twin-ribbed object between their open mouths. One dolphin survives as an open mouth only, the other dolphin is missing the loop of its tail, a fragment of the terminal of which survives attached to its back. Engraved detail delineates the dolphin's eye, fin, scales and tail. >59 x >40mm.
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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