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Description: | A copper-alloy Roman bow brooch of the Dolphin variety. The brooch measures 47.5 mm long and has a 'wingspan' of 28.3 mm. The bow has the familiar hump of the Dolphin type, with the head projecting downwards. The tip of the head has a pierced lug for the the spring mechanism. The wings are semi-circular and open at the back. The spring mechanism and pin are missing though traces of ferrous corrosion remain in the wings and the lug. The catchplate emerges halfway down the bow and is sub-triangular in shape with a very slight groove where the pin rested. The bow terminates in a very slight knop. The brooch is undecorated other than this knop and two incised lines at the end of each wing. Dolphin brooches are a mid-first century AD type, derived from the Colchester Brooch. Other examples are illustrated in Hattatt (1985, 75-81; 346-373). | 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
65 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Tom Brindle | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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