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Roman copper alloy zoomorphic plate brooch
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Leicestershire County Council, Leicvol, 2012-03-21 11:43:03
Title
Roman copper alloy zoomorphic plate brooch
Description
English: A fragment of a Roman, copper alloy horse and rider brooch, measuring 19.1mm in length, 15.2mm in width, and 4.7mm in depth. The brooch weighs 2.2 grams, and all that remains of the brooch is a portion of the horse's upper body and a partial section of its head.

The brooch depicts the profile of a horse facing to the right. Most of the facial features and detail have been eroded, including the usual depiction of a mane, although a point at the top of the head remains and is suggestive of an ear. The snout of the horse is missing, leaving a blunt profile.

Three cells are discernable on the body of the horse; two small circular cells, above a linear cell running what remains of the length of the horse's body. None of these cells contain obvious enamel residue.

The reverse of the brooch is flat with little evidence of the pinning mechanism (most of which would have been positioned on the portion of the brooch which is missing), although the remains of the catchplate are visible.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Leicestershire
Date between 100 and 200
Accession number
FindID: 494926
Old ref: LEIC-9BDAD1
Filename: BOS4913 9BDAD1.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/374908
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/374908
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/494926
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