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Description: | Enamelled and tinned cast copper alloy plate brooch. The brooch is in the form of a horse and rider galloping right. Both the horse and rider are shown semi-naturalistically and out of proportion to each other. The horse is notably smaller than the rider.The rider is male and is shown from the waist upwards. The body of the male us decorated with a hook-shaped cell and a semi-circular shaped cell, each of which are filled with a turquoise coloured enamel. The head is shown in profile facing forward. The hair is short and shown by a series of grooves. The eyes are deep-set ovals and the mouth is shown slightly open with an almost angry or war-like expression. The figure has a beard shown by small stamped or incised crescents that goes beneath the mouth but not over the lip.The horse is shown galloping to the right and has a large triangular ear at the top, a groove at the mouth and a slightly upturned snout. The eye is a simple pellet. The mane is shown by a series of grooves down the back of the neck. The main body of the horse is decorated with two cells; the one on the chest is oval and filled with red enamel, whereas the one down the side is hook shaped and filled with a turquoise coloured enamel. The front legs are bent at the knee and the rear legs are shown angled slightly inwards. The tail is short and has a small pellet at the top and three grooves below. There are two lugs on the reverse of the rump containing a hinged copper alloy pin. The catchplate is intact.The brooch is very fine and appears to have been discared or deposited unworn.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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