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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Dolphin brooch, dating to the early Roman period. The brooch has semi-cylindrical wings in cross-section and a pierced lug in the centre. The lug is slightly offset to the top and shows the evolution from the rearward hook to a pierced lug. The wing terminals are decorated with a single vertical groove. The bow is comma shaped in profile and sub-triangular in cross-section. The bow has a pronounced triangular apex running its length, with a small triangular crest at the very top sitting above this. The sides of the bow are instepped. The catchplate is intact and pierced.The surface of the brooch has a 'sparkle' to it, suggesting that it was once silvered or tinned.
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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