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Offline Mayadigger

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Brooch, Zoomorphic Dolphin, Gold-gilt
« on: April 26, 2018, 05:42:31 pm »
Ave!

Brooch, Zoomorphic dolphin, gold-gilt, ca. 1st-3rd Cent AD

Copper alloy; 32mm/11.2gm

Perhaps a Celtic/Romano motif of the leaping dolphin?

You tell me, please!

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Re: Brooch, Zoomorphic Dolphin, Gold-gilt
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2018, 11:20:52 am »
IMO the Dolphin shape knee fibulae/brooch, but de pin are made/repaired, artificially modern time.

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Re: Brooch, Zoomorphic Dolphin, Gold-gilt
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2018, 08:18:29 pm »
Is it copper with gold or copper with silver?

Quadrans is right that it is a knee derivative.  Likely dates to 175 - 250 AD.  Likely Pannonian manufacture.


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Re: Brooch, Zoomorphic Dolphin, Gold-gilt
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2018, 04:22:09 pm »
Ave!

Shawn,

It's copper alloy with gold. Thanks for the time-line update and yes, it's from Pannonia.

Quadrans,

Yes, upon purchase, the seller was careful to point out that the pin was modern.  +++

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