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46 Copper Alloy Strap Decoration
Decorative dolphins straddling an openwork crescent. The reverse of the Dolphins support a straight Decorated terminal.
Pierced in 3 places for attachment, the central portion of the item has a ring dot decoration.
Possible elaborate Frog for weapon attachment.
Circa 1st-2nd century.
49mm x 48mm.
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All artifacts are in my collection and originate predominately from the Rousse Region of Bulgaria, they are for the main, associated finds ,unless otherwise noted in the description.As there is a uniformity of Roman military equipment, the description of an item from Bulgaria will be ,for example the same as one from the Northern most extent of the Roman Empire (subject to local tribal influence). There are some UK finds described, but on the whole Eastern European Metal Artifacts are better preserved (due to soil conditions and less intensive farming methods), and therefore are the preferred item when photographing.If you wish to make any comments, or criticism please feel free to contact me at a.appels@ntlworld.com
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