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Description: | A Roman Period, Copper Alloy Horse and Rider Plate Brooch facing right; 27.4mm long, 16.35mm wide, and 5.8mm thick. The Brooch weighs 2.59g and is decorated with four enamel cells.The object is sub rectangular in form and rectangular in section, with one triangular protrusion representing the rider and one rectangular protrusion being the head and neck of the horse. One small oval protrusion to the left is that of the horses tail, and two protrusions under the object represent the fore and hind limbs. The horse is missing its snout and majority of its forelimb, while the rider is missing its head.The horse is decorated with 2 cells. One cell is semicircular in form and runs from neck to forelimb; containing small traces of red enamel. A linear cell runs along the base of the object, curving into the rump. This cell contains traces of red and blue enamel in the lower section of the rectangle. The top of the neck has a number of cuts which could suggest a mane.The rider portion of the brooch contains 2 cells, one running down the front of the rider and containing no enamel. The second cell is behind the first being circular and of red enamel.The reverse of the brooch has a copper alloy catch plate and circular lug spring; located just above the beginning of the forelimb and the hind limb. Some traces of iron staining exist on the spring, and two coils can be seen within 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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