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Description: | An incomplete Roman copper alloy hinged Colchester derivative Dolphin type brooch. The pin and hinge of the brooch are missing and so is the catchplate, which would have held the pin in place. The slot for the hinge still remains in the back of the head, between the wings. The ends of both the wings and the lower part of the bow have broken off, and are now worn to smooth, rounded ends. The wings are tubular and where one of the wings had broken at the end, the iron axis which would have secured the missing hinged pin is exposed. The bow is D-shaped in section and tapers towards the missing foot. Above the broken end of the bow, there is a moulded central crest with two facets either side for enamelling, which may have extending further down the length of the bow towards the foot.Hattatt (2000) illustrates a similar Dolphin hinged variant brooch with slotted enamel on page 301, Fig.160, No.893, which is dated to the 1st century AD.Crummy (1983) illustrates a similar example of a hinged Dolphin brooch on page 11, Fig.6, No.58, which is dated from c.AD 100-300.
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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