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Description: | Romano-British copper alloy vessel handle, cast in the form of a dolphin. The S-shaped body of the dolphin has engraved pointed oval eyes, fins, scales and lines on the tail which is arched-over onto its back. At the flattened base of the head and tail there are projecting integral rivets. 42 x 24mm. Cf. handles in S. Tassinari (1975) La Vaisselle de Bronze, Romaine et Provinciale, au Musée des Antiquités Nationales (Paris), Plate 24, nos.108-9.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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