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Description: | A opper alloy Roman brooch; a hinged dolphin brooch dating from AD 55 - 100. It has wide tubular wings which are decorated with bands of diagonal hatched lines flanked by a simple ridge on each side. There is one of these motifs across the centre of each wing, and round the end of each wing. The humped bow has curved incised lines at the top, along the centre of the bow and on parts of the lower bow. There are also moulded lips on each side of the bow where the acanthus button would be on a trumpet brooch. The lower bow tapers to a point. The catchplate survives but not the turn over. There is a slot for the hinged pin which is missing except for the head. The axis bar appears to be copper alloy as well as the pin. There are traces of silvering on the front of the bow. The brooch has a dark brown and green patina.
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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