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Description: | Incomplete Roman copper alloy Dolphin brooch, missing c.half of its spring mechanism and pin. It measures 35.71mm in length and weighs 6.74g.The wings are C-shaped in section and span 17.98mm They are decorated ot the front with a single incised line flanking either end. To the reverse is a double-pierced lug (which extends upwards to the top reverse of the bow) with evidence of an iron axis in the lower piercing, now missing from one side of the wings. On the other side are five coils, the end one of which extends upwards and through the upper piercing top form the chord. It is broken shortly before the end of the other side of the wing.To the front, the bow extends from the top of the wings (5.04mm wide) in the characteristic dolphin 'hump'. It curves gently downwards narrowing to 1.54mm at the foot with a tiny horizontal groove for decoration. The catchplate extends to the rear from about half way along the bow.Bayley and Butcher (2004, p.157) suggest this type of Colchester-Derivative brooch dates to the mid 1st century, AD 50-65.
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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