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Description: | Roman copper alloy plate brooch, 23mm long, 15mm wide and 2.5mm thick. The object is in good condition and weighs 2.62grams. The brooch is in the form of a horse facing right with a wide rounded neck and pointed face. It has a sub rectangular body with a flat underside, with the riders foot protruding in the centre. It has the upper part of two legs and most 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 (empty) behind. On the horse is a linear cell (blue at rear, rest empty) 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 surrounded by iron statining.
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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