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Description: | A Roman, copper alloy horse and rider brooch, measuring 21.5mm in length, 11.7mm in width, and 4.96mm in depth. The brooch weighs 1.51 grams, and is missing the rider's head, as well as parts of the head, legs and tail of the horse.The brooch depicts the profile of a horse and rider facing to the right. What remains of the rider is a sub-triangular body containing two of the brooches four cells; one linear cell running diagonally downwards from where the rider's head would have been to the body of the horse, over a second small circular cell. The linear cell is a representation of the rider's arm.The body of the horse also contains two cells; one linear cell running horizontally along the length of the horse and ending in a hook above the remains of its hind leg, and an elongated oval cell on the horse's chest. The stump of the horse's front leg is pointed ahead of the horse's body in a pose which suggests the legs would be set in galloping stance.The remains of the pinning mechanism is apparent on the reverse of the brooch, including a largely intact catchplate, and the remains of the lug. 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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