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Description: | Roman brooch; cast copper alloy dolphin brooch of 1st century date. The brooch has long, narrow wings with a small gap in the back for the pin. The hinge of the pin is still present (of copper alloy) but has broken off at the top of the pin itself. Each wing is decorated with two transverse bands of decorative hatching. The bow tapers toward the foot but is broken off just before that point. The remains of the catchplate can be seen on the back of the lower bow, although the plate itself is mostly missing.Length 35.7mm, width 38.2mm, thickness 19.8mm, weight 14.13gRef: Hattatt, page 299 (figure 158)
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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