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Description: | A Roman period copper alloy horse and rider brooch facing right and measuring 27.81mm long, 19.92mm wide, and 6.4mm thick. The brooch weighs 2.9g and is decorated with 4 cells, two of which contain enamel.The brooch is sub rectangular in form and rectangular in section; with three protrusions which form the fore and hind limbs of the horse as sub rectangular; and its head and neck as one square protrusion. The brooch shows the majority of the horse with a small sub rectangular shape representing the lowest part of the rider.The horse portion of the brooch is decorated with 4 cells; the first cell is linear in nature and runs between forelimb and neck being of grey enamel. A pair of circular cells form a diagonal line next to this and contain no enamel. The final cell is linear running along the base of the horse before curving into the hindquarters, containing traces of red enamel.The horse also has a mane represented by a number of striations in the top of the neck, and an eye shown by a small depression in the centre of the head.The reverse of the brooch consists of a copper alloy spring and catch plate, being located on the hind and fore haunches of the horse. Traces of at least one coil are shown within 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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