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Description: | A Roman Period, Copper Alloy Horse and Rider Plate Brooch facing right; 19.05mm long, 25.5mm wide, and 3.8mm thick. The Brooch weighs 2.75g and has two cells.The object is sub triangular in shape, with a rectangular protrusion, which represents the rider. The brooch consists of the horses body and head, with some of the fore and hind limbs; and a complete rider.The horse is decorated with 2 cells. The first cell is located above the forelimb, is circular in nature and contains red enamel. A second cell containing white enamel runs along the base of the object and forms a crescent over the body and rump.The rider consists of no cells and is shaped into a basic body with what could be seen as a large sub circular head.The reverse of the brooch has a copper alloy catch plate and spring located just above the forelimb and hind quarters of the horse respectively. The spring is associated with a small amount of iron staining.
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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