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Description: | A Roman Period, Copper Alloy Horse and Rider Plate Brooch facing right; 20.2mm in length, 14.03mm wide and 4.92mm thick. The Brooch weighs 1.23g and has 4 enamel cells.The brooch is sub rectangular in form and rectangular in section with a sub triangular protrusion representing the rider, and a sub rectangular one as the horses neck and head. This gives the body of the rider and horse, with part of the horses neck and head.The horse portion is decorated with 2 enamel cells. The first cell is sub circular and runs between neck and forelimb, containing a small amount of red enamel. A linear cell runs along the base of the object and continues beyond the object, containing no enamel.The rider is decorated with 2 cells which contain no enamel. One cell runs down the front of the rider, while a second cell is just behind it.The reverse of the brooch shows a copper alloy catch plate which runs from the forelimb until the midpoint of the object.
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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