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Description: | Roman copper alloy horse and rider brooch dating from the mid 2nd to late 3rd century. The horse is galloping to the right and has an open mouth, a prominent forehead and an upright ear. There are diagonal incised lines representing a mane running down its neck. The rider, who is 12mm high, has a strange comma-shaped head which also has incised lines at the back to represent hair. The body of the horse has two cells which would have been inlaid with enamel. One cell is at the front of the horse and is oval (4x6mm), the cell behind this is a long and narrow and runs across the centre of the horse and turns downwards towards its rear (13x2mm). There is a triangular cell (5mm high) in the body of the rider. The horse has a large trapezoidal tail which is 9mm long. Its rear leg is at an angle as though running and its front leg points directly downwards.
The brooch is completed by two circular depressions representing the eyes of the horse and rider, which may have held enamel, although none now survives. The reverse has a catchplate running along the underside of the horse and there is a pierced lug holding the spring of 3 coils. The spring is wide and is visible from the front of the brooch. The pin is missing. The brooch is 34mm wide and 23mm in length. | Subjects: | Horse and Rider | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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