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Description: | A Roman, copper alloy horse and rider brooch, measuring 20.54mm in length, 11.79mm in width, and 5.33mm in depth. The brooch weighs 1.58 grams, and is missing the head's of the rider and horse, as well as the horse's legs and tail.The brooch depicts the profile of a horse and rider facing to the right. The rider's sub-triangular body is leaning backwards, probably to suggest the movement of the horse, and contains two of the brooch's four cells; a linear cell travelling diagonally from the rider's head down to the body of the horse, and a small circular cell beneath this. The former cell is suggestive of the rider's arm. The smaller cell is filled with white enamel and the other contains traces.As with the rider any detail has been lost to erosion, but again there are two obvious cells; a linear cell running horizontally along the length of the horse and ending in a hook on its hind leg, and a large oval cell on the horse's chest. Both these cells contain blue enamel, although the linear cell to a lesser extent. The whole brooch has taken on a green patina.The reverse of the brooch displays the remnants of the pinning mechanism, including the lug and catchplate. The pin itself however, is missing.
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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