File:Dolphin brooch with incised decoration (FindID 185386).jpg

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Dolphin brooch with incised decoration
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Anja Rohde, 2007-07-02 15:37:32
Title
Dolphin brooch with incised decoration
Description
English: Roman brooch; Incomplete cast copper alloy dolphin brooch dating to the 1st century. One wing missing. The remaining wing is a broad and slightly flattened cylindrical shape. It is decorated with an incised hatched band which runs diagonally from the inner side of the end of the wing towards the middle of the outer side of the wing, near the start of the bow. The bow is a simple, deeply curved dolphin shape which tapers gracefully to a point. It has a similar decorative band to the wing which runs along the length of the centre of the bow. There is no evidence of a foot. The catchplate and pin are missing. Length 39.2mm, width 22.9mm, thickness (at head of bow) 6.6mm, weight 10.64g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Nottinghamshire
Date between 43 and 99
Accession number
FindID: 185386
Old ref: DENO-907885
Filename: E5663 R dolphin brooch.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/143225
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/143225/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/185386
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Object location53° 10′ 25.68″ N, 1° 07′ 02.86″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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