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Description: | A copper alloy Roman brooch; a dolphin type dating from about 43 - 65 AD. The wings have a concave underside, into which the now-missing spring would have fitted. At the top of the head is a rearward-facing hook which would have held in place the spring. The wings have a circular cap at each endwith a hole in which the axis bar would have fitted. Part of this survives at one end. The front of the wings are decorated with a single row of circumferential beading halfway along each wing. The humped bow has faint opposing chevrons moulded near the top. The bow id oval in section and tapers to a point at the foot. Most of the triangular plate of the catchplate survives, but not the turnover which would have held the pin. The pin is also missing. The brooch has a dark green patina and is pitted. Compare BH-468F61.
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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