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WEIGHT
Unique ID: NMGW-4B2431
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper alloy zoomorphic figurine, probably a weight in the form of a horse, now damaged and incomplete, represented by the front of the animal (with a surviving length of 32.5mm, a maximum surviving height of 22.1mm and a weight of 20.4g). The legs of the horse survive as short stubs and are projecting forward, suggesting the horse may have been depicted running. The figurine has a maximum width across the shoulders of 10.0mm. The mane is evident along the neck of the horse and the recessed eyes are discernible but all other surface detail has been lost.
The find can be closely paralleled with a more complete bronze horse figurine from Ludgvan in Cornwall (CORN-A6D554), interpreted as a probable Scandinavian weight of 14th century date. They appear to be the first found outside Scandinavia.
Class: Zoomorphic
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.5 mm
Width: 10 mm
Weight: 20.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2007
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMWPA 2007.173
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
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