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Description: | A Roman Period, Copper Alloy Horse and Rider Plate Brooch facing right; with a length of 22.36mm, a width of 12.45mm, and a thickness of 5.3mm. The Brooch weighs 1.54g and has 4 cells.The object is subrectanglular with a triangular section in the upper centre. This represents the horses body, tail and the beginning of fore and hind limbs and part of the rider.The horse i sdecorated with 2cells, both of which contain no enamel. The first cell is oval in form, fills the chest and is incomplete on its upper edge. The second cell is rectangular and runs along the base of the object.The rider is decorated with 2 cells, the first cell is rectangular in form, and follows the front edge of the rider until the base of the horses neck is reached. The second cell is circular and forms the base of the rider, being just above the rectangular cell associated with the horse.The reverse of the brooch has a copper alloy catch plate that runs along the lower edge of the brooch in line with that of the forelimb, finishing in the centre of the piece. A semi-circular lug and some spring present with iron staining in the area.
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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