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Description: | Copper alloy Roman dolphin type brooch. The mechanism for the pin is uncertain - the wings are closed and there appears to be an axis bar running through them. However, there is a rectangular cut-out (i.e probably deliberate rather than damage) on the back of one of the wings, which appears to reveal an iron spring inside the wings. The pin is missing. There is a raised line on either end of the wings, and a group of three raised lines in the centre of each wing (the reverse of the wings is plain). There is a raised rib on the top of the bow, possibly the remains of a loop. There are two short transverse incised lines to either side of this. Two parallel longtitudinal beaded lines then run the length of the centre of the bow. The catchplate is sightly damaged. Fine dark grey green patina. Length (bent) c.39mm, width (wings) 37.18mm (top of bow) 9.58mm, thickness (back of wings to top of bow) 14.06mm (bow-catchplate) 11.68mm, weight 23.24g. | 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: | 50
100 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Rachel Atherton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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