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Description: | An incomplete and bent Roman copper alloy sprung dolphin type brooch, missing approximately half the spring mechanism and the pin, dating to the mid 1st Century.The wings are C-shaped in cross-section and retain the remaining spring and axis bar, kept in place by a simple backwards hook extending from the head of the bow. The bow rises humplike from the wings before sweeping downwards and is bent inwards at a 90 degree angle about halfway down its length. The bow is thin and D-shaped in cross-section, being flat to the reverse. To the reverse of the foot the comparatively large catchplate is complete, with a deep vertical groove before the curl of the outer edge.The brooch is now 28.92mm long, with a wingspan of 16.60mm and a minimum width (at the foot of the bow) of 2.60mm. The catchplate extends for c.15.6mm of the length and 9.67mm outwards. The brooch weighs 5.30g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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