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Description: | Roman cast copper alloy Colchester derivative hinged Dolphin or T-shaped brooch. It is mostly complete with only the end of the pin and part of the catchplate missing. The head has long circular sectioned wings with a seam along the underside which hold the long cross bar of the hinge; it is not clear whether they originally had end caps. Both wings are decorated with three transverse grooves near the outer ends leaving two raised collars between them and a rounded terminal at the end; on one side the central groove is much deeper and wider. The copper alloy pin hinges on a slot in the centre of the head; it appears to have a flat oval head with a hole to go through the hinge; this is unclear as it has corroded in place. The main pin is oval in section and tapers slightly from the head to the broken point; about half is lost to an old break.The arched bow rises at 60 degrees from the head with the upper side projecting slightly above the wings and with a cut out on the lower side for the hinge. It then immediately curves over at about 70 degrees before following a shallow curve to the straighter foot. The bow is decorated with four grooves, two to either side marking out a central raised ridge flanked by narrower ridges running down the length of the bow. The foot is plain with a rounded end. The catchplate is also plain and solid with a curved side; the lower bent over edge is lost to an old break. It is 47.9mm long, the wings are 35.9mm wide; it is 16.9mm thick and weighs 10.26 grams.A similar example with a more elaborate openwork catchplate and end caps is illustrated in Bailey and Butcher (2001: 90, no.206) where it is defined as a Dolphin brooch, they also illustrate a more elaborately decorated version (p.94 no.223) without end caps and with a similar cut out for the hinge at the top of the head defined as a T-shape brooch. Both are dated to the mid to later first century AD, in general these type date to the Flavian period, 69-96 AD.
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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