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Description: | A Roman copper alloy incomplete hinged dolphin brooch (Colchester derivative) dating AD55-100. This brooch has cylindrical wings that would have contained an iron axis bar around which the pin would articulate. The pin is missing. The bow has an angular D-shaped cross-section with a decorative ridge running along the edge of each side of the bow. The brooch is broken across the bow and the foot and catchplate is broken and missing. The copper alloy has an even pale green patina.Dimensions: length: 36.26mm; width: 33.10mm; thickness: 15.76mm; weight: 12.88g.
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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