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Description: | A Roman Period, Copper Alloy Horse and Rider Plate Brooch facing right; 19.22mm long, 17.49mm wide, and 4.42mm thick. The Brooch weighs 1.5g and has four cells.The object is square in shape, with a sub rectangular protrusion, which represents the horses head. The brooch consists of the horses head and around half of its body and forelimb while the rider is shown through the position of the cells and a small section of torso which continues above the horse.The horse is decorated with 2 cells. The first cell is above the forelimb, and is sub rectangular, about 30% of the cell is red enamel in the lower section. A linear cell containing no enamel runs along the base of the object continuing beyond the object itself. The head of the horse has a number of notches which could represent a mane.The rider consists of 2 cells which don't contain enamel. The first cell is rectangular and drops diagonally along the front of the riders body. A second cell is sub-circular in form and is located next to the first.The reverse of the brooch has a copper alloy catch plate located just above the beginning of the forelimb. The head of the horse also has a number of recent notches cut into it.
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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