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Description: | Roman, copper alloy, dolphin type brooch, first century AD. The bow is comma-shaped in profile and D-shaped in section and tapers to the break. The wings are semi-circular. The outer face of the bow is worn. There are traces of moulded decoration surviving on the top of the bow.At the rear of the object the pin and catchplate are missing, but the cover for the spring is still in place. The brooch has a worn surface with a brown patina.Length: 24mm; Width: 19mm; Bow thickness: 3.5mm; weight: 5.8g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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