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ID	974
Images	No image in database
Project type	Metal detector
County	Lincolnshire
Site	Unknown
Site Type	Unknown
Location Type	Unknown
Context	Unknown
Context Quality	0
Object Period	0
Material	Bronze
Location	Returned to finder
Ref No	YORYM-C2A231
M/F	Male
Form	Figurine
Type	Composite
Name	Horse and rider
Bearded	No
Standing/Seated	Seated
Headgear	Helmet
Clothed	Yes
Clothing description	Cloak
Drapery	No
Condition	Left arm missing, hind legs broken
Classical	0
Quality	Stylised
Photo	Yes
Illustration	No
Height	59.00
Length	0.00
Parallels	Peterborough (163); Stow cum Quy (880)
References	PAS database. [Link to Bibliography]
Description	Cast as a single piece this artefact depicts a rider (wearing a Phrygian cap and cloak), the cloak is draped over his right shoulder and gathers around his left hand and flows out behind him. His hair flows out beneath his cap and is neck length and neatly cut. There is no extra detail on his legs or feet. He is riding the horse bare back. The horse is represented at the trot (its left foreleg is raised, as is its tail) and it wears a bridal around its head. Detail can be seen on the horse's ears and face. The horse's ears are also pricked indicating that the horse is alert. The horse appears to be anatomically correct, for a British stocking horse of the time. The horse's mane is just about visible. The soft appearance and lack of sharp outlines of this piece is typical of Romano-British cast metal work. The left arm of the rider is missing due to a casting flaw. Both back legs of the horse are broken suggesting that the base on which it stood was also integrally cast (PAS).
PAS id	YORYM-C2A231