File:Cast copper alloy Roman dolphin brooch with enamel inlay (FindID 855725).jpg

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Cast copper alloy Roman dolphin brooch with enamel inlay
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National Museum Wales , Susie White, 2017-07-10 15:02:28
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Cast copper alloy Roman dolphin brooch with enamel inlay
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English: Fragment of a copper alloy Colchester derivative, Polden Hill brooch, c. f. Mackreth 2011, Chapter 3, Part 3. Group 4a or 4b, dating AD75-175. The spring is contained within a cylinder with a slot for the pin; the ends are closed. The head of the brooch rises up from the wings and tapers downwards the foot forming the bow of the object. The head is decorated with a pair of parallel grooves, around the ends of the wings. On either side of the head is a circular cell flanked by two triangular cells, all intended to carry enamel. The circular cells are now blank but the triangular ones contain pale blue enamel. The bow tapers and is broken. The pin and catchplate are missing. The object has a dark green patina.

Length: 28.7mm; width: 14.0mm; thickness of bow: 3.8mm; weight: 5.6g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Shropshire
Date between 75 and 175
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FindID: 855725
Old ref: WREX-E60AB7
Filename: WREXE60AB7.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/621610
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/621610/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/855725
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