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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 21.3mm long, 23.2mm wide and 14.7mm thick. It weighs 5.5g.The wings are D-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 18.95mm 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 3mm wide and 3.0mm thick.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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