| ID | 882 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | NT0901 |
| Project type | Metal detector |
| County | Dumfries and Galloway |
| County Previously | Dumfriesshire |
| Site | Beattock |
| Site Name | Milton |
| Site Type | Military |
| Location Type | Fort |
| Context | Unknown |
| Context Quality | 1 |
| Site Date | C1-2 |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Other finds from site | Many other items found by metal detectors in the area |
| Location | Dumfries Museum |
| Ref No | DUMFM 82.70.1 |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Animal |
| Name | Dolphin |
| Bearded | No |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Good but with some damage to fins and flippers |
| Classical | 1 |
| Quality | Stylised 2 |
| Photo | Yes |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Height | 0.00 |
| Length | 79.00 |
| Parallels | York (320), Verulamium (619), Leicester (445), Fishbourne (743) |
| References | Green, Cowie and Lockwood 1985, 44-6, fig. 2 and 3 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | The feaures of the dolphin have not been modelled in detail, but the snout and the tail flippers are quite distinctive. The absence of detail has perhaps been compounded by wear or damage (p45). |
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