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Description: | A Roman copper alloy dolphin brooch dating from AD 55 - 100. The tubular wings are plain. They contain a copper alloy axis bar and have a slot for the hinged pin which is missing. The plain bow has a hump and is sub-circular in cross-section. It tapers to a blunt point at the foot. Hardly any of the catchplate survives. The brooch is 47.1mm long, 23.7mm wide and 15.7mm thick. 10.88g. Compare number 359 on page 299 of Hattatt's Visual Catalogue.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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