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Description: | Roman copper alloy zoomorphic (Horse and Rider) type plate brooch, 22mm long, 17mm wide and 1.5mm thick. The object is in good condition and weighs 2.28grams. The brooch is in the form of a horse facing right with a rounded neck but no face and a sub rectangular body with a flat underside and the upper part of two legs and the stump of a tail. Above the horse is a rider with a triangular body and a sub circular head showing a crested hair style or helmet plume. Both the horse and rider have circular depressions for eyes. There are four enamel cells on the surface, within the rider is a linear cell (empty) to its 'front' side with a circular cell (red) behind. On the horse is a linear cell (blue at front- red at back) running along the bottom which curls round forming the horses thigh and a circular cell (blue) near the horse chest. The rear of the brooch contains the remains of a catch plate and lug.
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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