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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Dolphin brooch of Roman date. The head and bow of the brooch remain intact but the pin and pin mechanism no longer survive.The head is formed by cylindrical wings containing the axis bar for a hinged pin. The loop which attached the pin to the axis bar remains but the pin proper is missing. The outer edges of the wings are decorated with two raised lines with numerous horizontal incisions resulting in a rope-like pattern.The bow is roughly D-shaped in section having a flat and undecorated reverse. From the head the bow arches outwards before continuing to form a semi-circular profile. The bow is decorated with the same rope-like pattern as the wings, starting in two parallel strands before tapering into one halfway down its length. The bow itself tapers in width towards a round pointed foot.From the reverse of the bow the remains of the catchplate with worn breaks can be seen. The brooch is 36.5mm long, 33.3mm wide, 11.6mm thick and weighs 8.2g.Brooches of this type date to AD 75-150. A similar example can be seen in Hattatt, p.299, fig.158, no.20.
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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