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merge towards the foot. The side-wings have a slight groove at the end.
The catchplate has a single triangular perforation and may be slotted for
the pin.
43 SF BKC 300, B46 F24(L25). Fortress ditch. Period 1-lb. Length 27.0 mm,
Too corroded for detailed description.
44 SF BKC 1458(C), E668 F197. Posthole. Period 4. Length 19.0 mm.
Too corroded for detailed description.
45 SF BKC 1436(C), E732 L194, Footway metalling. Period 3b. Length
42.5 mm. A flattened and distorted brooch, the spring and axial bar of
which survive, but the pin is missing. The side-wings are plain. The bow
is similar to that of Fig 6.43. The catchplate has a single triangular
perforation and is slotted for the pin.
46 SF BKC 1500(C), E743 F1S4/L200, Settlement. Periods 2-3a, 3b, Length
35,0 mm. Similar to Fig 6,52, but corroded.
47 SF BKC 3673(C), J397 F237, Pit. Periods 3/4/5a, Length 34,0 mm. Too
corroded for detailed description.
49 SF BKC 4762(C), T478. Uncertain context. Length 40.5 mm. Similar to
Fig 6,52,
51 SF BKC 5766(C), V1274. Possibly L163. Period 2 or 3. Length 37.0 mm.
Too corroded for detailed description,
Type 94 A Sprung Dolphin brooches. Two-piece brooches with comma-shaped
bow, often tapering to a point, and with a thick and rounded head. The
semicylindrical side-wings tend to be long and may be plain or decorated. The
spring is attached by a rearward-facing hook over the external chord.
54 SF LWC 3440(C), J1232 F419. Pit, Period 1. Length 33.0 mm. Only the
pin of this corroded brooch is missing, though the twelve-turn spring and
the side-wings are in several fragments. The bow is thick and D-shaped in
section, with traces of grooving. The end of each side-wing is grooved