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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy dolphin brooch of Roman date. The head of the brooch is comprised of tubular wings though one has been lost to an old worn break, and an iron rod can be seen within, representing the remains of the pin mechanism. The pin no longer remains. A circular sectioned bow extends centrally from the front of the wings with a slight upward turn and tapers steadily in width to an extremely worn break. The brooch appears undecorated.The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The brooch is 24.4mm long, 17.8mm wide, 6.4mm thick and weighs 4.2g.Similar examples are illustrated in Hattatt, p.298, fig.157 and are dated to the 1st Century AD.
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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