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Description: | A cast, copper alloy Roman brooch of the dolphin type with sprung mechanism, dating from AD43 - 65. The bow has a central ridge with a narrow groove running down each side. The ridge itself is marked with a large number of short, transverse grooves. There are two long, narrow wings, which are undecorated and are hollow on the underside to take the spring mechanism; the mechanism and pin are missing, There is no foot. The brooch has a dark brown patina. It is 44.6mm long, 30.3mm wide and 14.6mm thick. It weighs 6.47gm.Similar brooches are illustrated in Hattat, 2000, Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches, figure 158, numbers 20 and 363.
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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