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Description: | An incomplete Roman (AD 50-150) copper alloy Dolphin (or Colchester Derivative) brooch, with damaged wings and missing its spring mechanism and pin, and lower bow and catchplate. It measures 32.48mm in length and weighs 11.06g.The wings are C-shaped in cross-section and retain traces of iron corrosion to the reverse, from the missing spring mechanism. The wings are broken at either end, one of which is recent damage, and span an incomplete 21.34mm. It is uncertain what their original width would have been. Part of a raised groove at one break shows it may well have had ribbed decoration to the front. The bow extends from the centre and top of the wings, an additional triangular moulding running underneath to the back of the wings. The wings measure 10.47mm in width and have the triangular remains of a forward-facing hook at the top. To one side are the remains of a rib-and-groove decoration. A prominent rib then runs either side for the length of the bow to the (oldish) break which is triangular in cross-section (5.36x5.29mm). The ribs are of roughly equal width to the resulting central deepish groove along the bow. To the sides of the bow are further grooves of similar width and depth, with a flange below giving the impressions of another rib. To the reverse, the bow is flat.While some original patina remains in the grooves, the metal is rather pitted.
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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