LIN-4D6DD3: Roman copper alloy dolphin brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: LIN-4D6DD3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An early Roman copper-alloy hinged dolphin brooch. The wings are cylindrical and contain an axis bar for a hinged pin. The pin is missing. The terminal of both wings are decorated with a vertical groove. The faces of both wings are decorated with a diagonal groove, extending from the outer lower corner to the upper inner corner. The bow is comma shaped, triangular in section, and decorated with hatched rib running down the middle, flanked either side by a moulded linear border. A triangular catchplate survives on the reverse.

Class: Hinged dolphin

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 150

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 42 mm
Width: 30 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight: 11.66 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st April 2014 - Wednesday 1st April 2015

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Burton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK9674
Four figure Latitude: 53.25433572
Four figure longitude: -0.56250942
1:25K map: SK9674
1:10K map: SK97SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: LIN
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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