The Horse and rider is often considered to be a provincial version of Mars (Henig 1995a, 51), and he occurs regularly in central England. Most often he is clothed in a tunic and helmet, sometimes with a cloak (158, 159, 162 and 163). His right arm might be raised to hold a spear and his left at his side holds a shield. The figurines vary in quality from highly detailed, naturalistic pieces (821) to cruder and more stylised examples (781 and 930). While the majority were cast as two separate figures and the rider was then fixed to the horse, in two examples the horse and rider were cast as one (821 and 822). Both of these pieces are of high quality and the single casting shows skill on the part of the bronze-smith.
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