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Description: | A fragment of a copper alloy Roman (AD c.43-100) Colchester derivative (dolphin) brooch, consisting of just the wings, a fragment of the spring and a short length of the brooch. It measures 22.35mm long, 20.80mm wide and 9.95mm thick. It weighs 4.06g.The wings are C-shaped in section with a central lug projecting from the top through which the spring passes. All that remains of the spring is the straight section that passes through the central lug and the beginning of one of the coils. The surviving length of bow is 19.80mm long and is broadly oval in section. It projects forward from the wings and curves downward towards the missing foot. At the break it measures 2.90mm wide and 2.70mm thick.cf. A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches, Fig.157 no.350.
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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