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Description: | Roman (1st century) cast copper alloy 'Colchester two piece' derivative, or Dolphin brooch. The arched bow has a cast rib along its length with a worn break at the top where a hook would have projected to secure the now missing pin. The wings are rectangular in plan with a 'C' shaped cross section to encompass the missing pin. The wings are decorated with bands of vertical grooves, the grooves closest to the bow are covered in horizontal lines. There is a worn break across the reverse of the bow where the integrally cast catchplate would have been located. The brooch is 30.84mm long, 19.47mm wide across the wings, 7.43mm wide across the bow, is 12.99mm deep and weighs 5.94 grams.
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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