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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative Dolphin type brooch dating to the 1st century AD. The head has cylindrical wings, each with a raised ridge at the tip. The pin is still attached but is broken. The bar holding the pin was iron with traces remaining. The bow is decorated with a vertical ridge with a zig-zag decoration extending approximately 2/3 or its length. Either side of the bow is a groove that runs from approximately 9mm from the top of the brooch down to the foot. The foot is decorated with two horizontal grooves. The catchplate is undecorated but complete. It measures 11.47mm at its widest part and is broadly triangular. The brooch has a smooth dark green patina.The brooch measures 52.11mm in length; maximum width (across the wings) is 21.79mm; thickness of the bow is 5.5mm. The object weighs 11.5g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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