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Description: | A Roman Period, Copper Alloy Horse and Rider Plate Brooch facing right;10.7mm long, 17.8mm wide, and 2.2mm thick. The Brooch weighs 2.6g and has five cells.The object is sub rectangular with two rectangular protrusions forming a triangular outline. The brooch consists of the horse with neck, head, tail, and limbs and rider. The muzzle of the horse has been partially bent behind itself, and some of the forelimb is missing.The horse is decorated with 3 cells. The first cell is above the forelimb, and is sub rectangular, ending where at the horses neck and contains no enamel. A second linear cell containing red enamel runs along the base of the object, which curves around into the horses rump. A third cell which is circular exists between the two above and contains no enamel.The final cell of the horse is semicircular being above the beginning of the second cell and contains red enamel. The top of the horses neck and head has a number of etches which could be a mane.The rider is decorated with 2 cells without enamel. The first cell is sub rectangular and located in the centre of the rider. The second cell is below the start of the horses neck and sub-rounded in shape.The reverse of the brooch has a copper alloy catch plate and spring; located just above the beginning of the forelimb and on the hindquarters respectively; some iron staining is also present around the spring 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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