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Description: | A Roman Period, Copper Alloy Horse and Rider Plate Brooch facing right; 21.49mm long, 9.48mm wide, and 6.77mm thick. The Brooch weighs 1.41g and is decorated with four enamel cells.The object is sub rectangular in form and rectangular in section, with 2 small protrusions from the base which represent the fore and hind limbs. The brooch comprises of part of the horses body, with fore and hind limbs.The horse is decorated with 4 cells. An incomplete circular cell exists between forelimb and neck with red enamel and a linear one which curves into the horses rump; also be red in colour. A sub circular cell is located in the centre of the object and is lacking in enamel, while the final sub circular cell, also lacking in enamel is located above the linear cellThe reverse of the brooch has a rectangular copper alloy spring which covers the hindquarters of the horse and two coils of copper are present along with signs of iron staining.
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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