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Description: | A Roman Period, Copper Alloy Horse and Rider Plate Brooch facing right; 23.06mm long, 19.86mm wide, and 5.75mm thick. The Brooch weighs 2.9g and has six cells.The object is sub rectangular in form with two sub rectangular protrusions on the upper surface, and three small protruding rectangles evenly spaced along the base of the object. This gives the horses body and part of the rider, with the tips of limbs and tail missing. The brooch appears to have been deliberately bent in on itself.The horse is decorated with 4 cells. The first cell contains red enamel and is sub rectangular, being just above the forelimb. The second cell is like the first but located above the third cell stopping at the base of the neck. A third cell is sub rectangular with a smaller rectangle going between cells one and three, containing no enamel. The final cell, containing no enamel, is linear and ends with a downward curve over the rump. Some tinning is apparent around the cells of the horse as a whole. A number of scratches have also been used on the top of the head to create a representation of a mane.The rider portion of the brooch contains 2 cells which contain no enamel but are surrounded by tinning. The first cell is sub rectangular, ending in a curve around the top of the riders torso. The second cell is sub rectangular and located behind the first. A baton is represented by the outline of the cells.The reverse of the brooch has a copper alloy catch plate and spring; located just above the beginning of the forelimb and the portion of the tail respectively. Some traces of iron staining exist on the spring.
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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