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Description: | A Roman Period, Copper Alloy Horse Plate Brooch facing right; 24.9mm long, 12.6mm wide, and 4.9mm thick. The Brooch weighs 1.46g and is decorated with five enamel cells, all now empty.The object is sub rectangular in form and section, a sub rectangular protrusion on the lower right represents a forelimb, while another on the left represents a tail. A lower protrusion on the left represents a hind limb. The brooch comprises of the main body of the horse with fore and hind limbs as well as a tail.The horse is decorated with 5 cells. A circular cell exists between forelimb and neck, although a portion of this is missing. Just below this cell is a small circular cell at the base of the object. A linear cell runs along the base of the object before curving into the horses rump. A second linear cell runs diagonally down what may be the riders front and seems to continue upwards beyond the object, while a sub triangular cell is underneath this. The forelimb of the horse is slightly bent inwards, while the tail appears oddly shaped for that of a horse and bends slightly outwards.The reverse of the brooch has the a copper alloy catch plate which has bent over towards the base. A spring is also present consisting of a single copper alloy circle with some staining on either side.
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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