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Description: | A Roman brooch; a cast copper alloy dolphin brooch, with hinged pin mechanism. A cast copper alloy 'Dolphin' type brooch, with a humped bow decorated with ribbed grooves down the central arc, defining a narrow rib with two lateral grooves across the head, dating to the early Roman period AD 55- AD 100. The head is rolled to form a cylinder, which is plain but for the two angled grooves. Length 42.2mm, width 34.4mm, thickness (at central bow) 5.4mm, thickness (inc catchplate) 12.9mm, weight 10.27g. The brooch has semi-cylindrical wings in cross-section. The spring is missing. The bow is comma-shaped in cross-section and tapers to the foot. The bow is vertically ribbed and the catchplate is missing.
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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