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Description: | A Roman Period, Copper Alloy Horse and Rider Plate Brooch facing right; with a length of 26.81mm, a width of 20.13mm, and a thickness of 6.23mm. The Brooch weighs 2.43g and has 4 cells.The object is rectangular with 3 prongs which represent limbs on the lower portion of the shape. The upper portion of the rectangle has two near triangular shapes above which are the rider and horses neck repsectively.The horse portion of the brooch comprises of 2 cells. The first cell is semicircular in shape, beginning at the bottom of the horses neck and ending with the beginning of the forelimb. The cell is of red enamel, although only the upper half of this remains. The second cell is rectangular in nature and follows the lower limit of the body , before curving around into the rear limb of the horse. There is no enamel within this cell. The top of the horses head has been given a number of notches seemingly to represent a mane. The lower outline of the horse also shows signs of tinning which follows the course of the two cells associated with the body.The body of the rider is represented by 2 cells, both of which are surrounded in one line of tinning to form an outline of the body. The first cell is rectangular in form and runs down the body of the rider ending at the point which the riders body and horses neck join. The second cell is oval shaped forming a triangular body with that of the other cell. Neither of the cells contain enamel.The reverse of the brooch has a copper alloy catch plate that runs from just above the forelimb and ends with the beginning of the middle limb. A spring exists above the hind leg and covers this portion of the brooch, signs of iron staining are present on the piece iteself.
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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