Rights Holder: Lincolnshire County Council
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Unique ID: PUBLIC-8D5C1D
Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper alloy, dolphin type, Roman brooch. This particular brooch has the distinguishable curved stem, giving it the name dolphin. At one end, there is two wings, one side curvular facing the stems arch, with the reverse side being flat. The condition of the brooch is corroded, with one wing being bent.
Class: Hinged Dolphin
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
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
Quantity: 1
Length: 16 mm
Width: 27.5 mm
Thickness: 5.5 mm
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
4 Figure: TF5572
Four figure Latitude: 53.22243931
Four figure longitude: 0.32022994
1:25K map: TF5572
1:10K map: TF57SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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