2001-10-26 00:00:00 Philip MacDonald pmacdonald 2011-02-24 12:19:17 Daniel Pett dpett NMGW3354 BROOCH Copper alloy Dolphin type brooch of plain and simple form. In profile it has the typical bow shape of a Dolphin brooch with a chunky bow humped at the head and tapering towards its foot. The plain wings are distorted but the semi-circular recess on their reverse, which accommodated the spring mechanism, is still visible. Part of the rearward facing hook on the head of the brooch survives; however, most of the catchplate and the spring and pin mechanism are missing. The surface of the brooch is pitted. Probably dates to the second half of the first century AD. For parallels cf. Hattatt 1985, 73, nos.350-351, fig.30. Length 32.5mm. Copper alloy Dolphin type brooch of plain and simple form. In profile it has the typical bow shape of a Dolphin brooch with a chunky bow humped at the head and tapering towards its foot. The plain wings are distorted but the semi-circular recess on their reverse, which accommodated the spring mec... Dolphin brooches are Hull's Type 94 and are one of the more popular types of early Roman brooches found in Britain. They are named from the humped bow at their heads which is supposedly reminiscent of leaping dolphins. The Dolphin type developed from the earlier Colchester type of brooch and is one of a series of related types, including the Polden Hill type, known collectively as Colchester Derivatives. Copper alloy ROMAN ROMAN Early 43 410 32.5 Incomplete 2001-10-26 00:00:00 WILTSHIRE KENNET CHIRTON POINT( ) From Map SU05NE SU0558 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 PUBLIC Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2001 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.