File:Case copper alloy Roman dolphin brooch (FindID 855726).jpg

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Case copper alloy Roman dolphin brooch
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National Museum Wales , Susie White, 2017-07-10 15:00:29
Title
Case copper alloy Roman dolphin brooch
Description
English: Fragment of a cast copper alloy Colchester derivative, Polden Hill brooch, c.f. Mackreth 2011, Chapter 3, Part 3. Group 4a or 4b. The spring is missing. There are traces of the claw that would have held the spring in position. The head of the brooch rises up from the wings and tapers down towards the foot, forming the bow of the object. The head and upper part of the bow is decorated with a two, fine, parallel grooves that run from the top of the brooch down to the mid part of the bow. The bow tapers and is broken. The pin and catchplate are missing. The object has a dark green patina and a pitted surface.

Length: 32.78mm; width: 17.14mm; thickness of bow: 3.61mm; weight: 6.2g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Shropshire
Date between 75 and 175
Accession number
FindID: 855726
Old ref: WREX-E62CC5
Filename: WREXE62CC5.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/621609
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/621609/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/855726
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