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Description: | Early Roman (AD 40-70) cast copper alloy dolphin type brooch with missing spring mechanism. Only one wing survives, and it is slightly curved in profile. There are vertical mouldings along the length of the wing. There is an incomplete projection from a hook that would have helped secure the spring mechanism at the head of the brooch. The bow has an oval cross section, tapering in width and thickness towards the foot. There are two grooves running along the length of the bow, although these are partially obscured by damage. The reverse of the bow has a damaged and incomplete catchplate. The brooch is 50.40mm long. it is 22.40mm wide across the damaged wings. 9.29mm wide, 8.39mm thick at the head of the bow, decreasing to 4.29mm wide, 4.01mm thick at the foot. The surviving section of the catchplate is 19.49mm long, 5.59mm wide and 1.37mm thick. It weighs 11.37 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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