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Description: | Fragment of copper alloy Roman buckle frame of Hawkes & Dunning Type IIA (1961, fig.17-18). A pair of stylised dolphins holding a (probable) lozenge in open jaws (dated AD 330-370 onwards). The fragment consists of one arm (and one dolphin), complete with one lug and axle hinge. It is missing the central lozenge. The frame measures 28.86mm in length and 18.93mm in incomplete width. It would have originally been c.43mm in width. The internal dimensions are 10.86x6.85mm (to the tail). The fragment weighs 4.91g. The dolphin has a large ring-and-dot eye and triangular rear extending above. The body is behind and around the curve of the frame. This is decorated directly behind the head with closely-set transverse grooves. At the mid-point is a stylised bird sitting on the back of the dolphin. The body extends into the tail, which curls partly back on itself. The underside of the buckle frame is flat and wear on the upper side may well obscure more detail.
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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