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Description: | A Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative ? hinged dolphin brooch (mid - late 1st century AD). The curved bow has an irregular-oval shaped cross-section that tapers towards the foot. The foot is no longer present but a small section of the catch-plate remains. The remaining catch-plate has a notch, this may be post depositional damage or it may indicate a decoratively perforated catch-plate that would be typical of these brooches. The bow is decorated with a beaded groove that extends down the length of the bow. Only a small section of the semi-cylindrical cross bar remains and the pin is missing. The pin originally would have hinged on the cross bar. Mid green patina.
The brooch is similar to no. 206 found at Richborough and dated AD70-85 (Bayley & Butcher 2004:89-90).
Dimensions: length: 39.15mm; width of wings: 11.88mm; width of bow: 7.18mm; thickness: 14.05mm; weight: 7.49g.
Reference: Bayley, J. and Butcher, S. 2004. Roman Brooches in Britain. The Society of Antiquaries, London. | 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 | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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