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Description: | Roman cast copper alloy Colchester Derivative type, pobably a Dolphin, c.43-65 AD, with spring mechanism and rearward facing hook, missing the lower part of the bow, foot, spring and pin. The head is formed of two C-sectioned wings creating a continuous half cylinder. The wings are slightly rounded at the end, possibly with old damage. At the centre of the top edge is the remains of a rearward facing hook which would have held the spring in place. This rather insecure arrangement has broken with only a short stub left.The bow is almost D-shaped in section with a flatter but still convex back and extends from the centre of the head, curving above the wings then back over in the characteristic dolphin hump. It tapers evenly in width and thickness from the top to a thickened collar running around the front and sides, just before the break. The est of the bow, foot and atchplate ae missing to an old break. It is now 19.0mm long, 18.1mm wide across the wings and 10.5mm thick; it weighs 2.82 grams.The hook and spring fasterning method and humped upper part of the bow all suggest a Dolphin type although the collar just above the break is very unusual. Without the rest of the brooch other types, such as a bow and fantail, while unlikely, cannot be ruled out.
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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