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Description: | Cast cooper alloy Dolphin brooch with hinge mechanism. Roman. 1st -2nd century AD.The wings are 19mm wide 3mm in diameter, creating a closed box for the axial bar to fit. A vertical slot for the pin to fit round the axial bar is placed centrally at the back of the wings. The pin is missing. A comma-shaped bow, 8mm wide at the head and 42mm long. The bow is flat at the back, making it almost triangular in section. The bow tapers down to a point. The catchplate runs 16mm up the back of the bow from the tip.Type 94 in Crummy, 1983. Fig 158 in Hattat's visual catalogue.
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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