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Description: | Copper-alloy brooch of Roman date. Two-piece Dolphin brooch, probably dating from 40-55 AD. The brooch has been severely bent inwards, to the point where the head and catchplate now touch. The head measures 16.2mm wide. The spring is still intact and consists of a copper-alloy wire, which has been wound around the central bar six times and then back across the top of the coils, and contains the remnants of an integral pin (now bent), measuring 10.8mm long. The wings are concave in order to fit the pin and the two are joined by a single rearward hook. The bow is humped at the head and has a single raised central rib extending part way down the back. The catchplate is intact and unperforated, and measures 15.1mm long by 7.6mm wide. The length of the brooch, in its current state, is 22.1mm, although prior to bending it would, obviously, have been longer. Weight = 4.82g. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 40
55 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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