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Description: | An early Roman copper alloy sprung dolphin brooch. The brooch has semi-cylindrical wings and a pierced rearward lug. The wings contain a spring and it is secured through the pierced lug by an external chord. The wing faces are decorated with a vertical groove near the terminal, and a diagonal groove running from the top corner of the terminal to the bottom corner next to the bow. The bow is comma-shaped in profile and oval in section. A catchplate is located on the rear; the pin is missing.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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