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Description: | An incomplete Roman cast copper-alloy Dolphin brooch (AD 55-100).The pin, the lower part of the bow and catch-plate are missing.The wings are fully enclosed and contain a copper-alloy axis bar which is visible at each end and also in the rectangular slot for the pin at the rear. At the front of the wings there is a pair of vertical parallel ribs. These do not extend around to the rear. The maximum height and thickness of the wings are 8.3 x 6.9mm. The bow is slightly curved in side profile and has a rounded head. It is circular in cross-section and tapers evenly downwards from the head. The width of the bow where it joins the wings is 7.9mm and its width at the break is 2.9mm. At the front the bow has a central moulded rib. This tapers from the head and can be traced to almost mid-way along its length where the lower part of the rib is lost due to corrosion. Just above the break, on the rear face of the bow, there is a small vertical groove.Height: 31.4mm; width: 34.6mm. Weight: 10.49g.This brooch is in poor condition and has active bronze disease. Where the patina has survived it is matt khaki green. Viewing the brooch from the front the wings are slightly angled in relation to the bow.
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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