ROMAN - SILVER DOLPHIN BROOCH 2nd-3rd century AD. A knee-brooch in the shape of a swimming dolphin with a small head-plate, detailed with fins and tail; with a very long catch-plate. 12.09 grams, 37 mm. Extremely fine, complete with pin. Provenance From an old English collection, found continental Europe. Literature Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches . A second selection of brooches from the author's collection, Oxford, 1985 figs 50-52.
ROMAN - SILVER DOLPHIN BROOCH 2nd-3rd century AD. A knee-brooch in the shape of a swimming dolphin with a small head-plate, detailed with fins and tail; with a very long catch-plate. 12.09 grams, 37 mm. Extremely fine, complete with pin. Provenance From an old English collection, found continental Europe. Literature Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches . A second selection of brooches from the author's collection, Oxford, 1985 figs 50-52.
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