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ID	161
Images
Grid Ref	TL4370
Project type	Chance
County	Cambridgeshire
Site	Cottenham
Site Name	Willingham Fen
Site Type	Unknown
Location Type	Hoard
Context	Unknown
Context Quality	1
Context Date	mid-late 2nd?
Object Period	0
Material	Bronze
Other finds from site	Box containing numerous objects including other figurines (see 28)
Import	No
Place of manufacture	Local
Location	Cambridge University Museum
Ref No	1918.160.4
M/F	Male
Age	Youth
Form	Figurine
Type	Composite
Name	Horse and rider
Bearded	No
Headgear	Corinthian helmet
Attributes	Yes
Attribute description	Spear (missing) and shield
Clothed	Yes
Clothing description	Tunic
Drapery	Yes
Drapery description	Cloak
Condition	Worn; horse lower right rear leg and left front legs missing, tail missing
Classical	0
Quality	Stylised 1
Photo	Yes
Illustration	No
Height	67.00
Length	52.50
References	Pitts 1979, no139, pl22; Toynbee 1964, 119; Green 1976, 210, Taylor 1963, 266; Rostovtseff 1923, 94 [Link to Bibliography]
Description	Proportions all wrong. Rider a dwarf with very short torso and large head. Legs bent with toes pointing downwards. Left arm a very short thick shaft, no hand, with small round shield attached to the end of the arm. Right arm raised, hand curled to hold missing spear, a groove indicates two fingers. Wears a pleated skirt, with cloak over shoulders. The face has a large nose, incised eyes and mouth, crudely cut hair with deep grooves, wears a helmet with a pointed crest. Horse in motion with right foreleg raised. Body cut short at the rear. Hooves depicted where present. Very detailed head with ears (right quite a bit bigger than the left), eyes and mouth (no nostrils). Also depicted are the reins over head. Thick choppy main like the rider's hair. Great detail and care has been taken over the piece, it is just not well executed in terms of proportion or accuracy.