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Description: | A complete Roman (AD 50-150) copper alloy Dolphin (or Colchester Derivative) brooch with spring mechanism. It measures 42.60mm in length and weighs 6.9g.The wings are C-shaped in cross-section and span 19.49mm. They are decorated to the front with a wide groove flanking each end. To the reverse is a six-coiled spring, a seventh extending into the (bent and re-straightened) pin. At the centre of this is the axis bar. Both axis bar and spring chord pass through a double-pierced D-shaped lug.The bow extends from the top of the wings in the characteristic 'dolphin' hump, before dropping in a curve. The bow here is D-shaped in cross-section at the wings, measuring 5.70mm wide. This narrows to 0.97mm at the foot, which extends backwards into the catchplate.
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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