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Description: | A fragment of copper alloy, probably part of a late Roman zoomorphic Dolphin Buckle dating from AD 350 - 450. Only one terminal of the bar and a short length of the frame survives. The buckle would have been in the form of two opposed dolphins. The edge of the frame is bevelled and the front face is decorated with incised lines forming the crest on the back of the dolphin. The dolphin's tail forms the terminal at the end of the bar. The ends of the fragment are patinated breaks. The metal has a dark brown patina. Similar examples are HAMP-BBD951, SWYOR-70C074 (a complete example), ESS-06B405 and WILT-9247D5.
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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