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Description: | A Roman copper alloy Colchester-derivative Dolphin type brooch (1st century AD). This brooch unusually has flat rectangular wings with a central perforation through which the spring attached. The spring and pin are no longer present. The wings and bow are decorated with vertical bands of decoration. The bow has a D-shaped section with no foot knob. The catchplate extends 36mm along the length of the bow and has a central lozengiform perforation. Also there is a decorative groove running parallel to the lower edge on the outer surface of the catchplate. Dark green patina.
Dimensions: length: 67.68mm; width of wings: 32.75mm; thickness of bow: 4.91mm; weight: 30.09g. | 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: | 43
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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