ID | 161 |
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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. |
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