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DESCRIPTION OF PLATE XXXIX.
295.- Bronze much For the
Fig. plaque, head of horse, very elongated. elongation
of a horse's head, see the of horse and rider in 299 and 300.
figure Figs.
Figs. 296 and 297.- Bronze plaque, representing a cow's head, of natural form and
with a bound round the horns.
proportions, rope
298. Bronze A sinuous head downwards. Ground orna-
Fig. plaque. serpent,
mented with the usual foil ornament incised.
299 and 300. a shield, with barbed
Figs. Bronze man on horseback, holding javelins,
points downwards, on right arm. A band of crotals hung over right
shoulder. Sword on side with scabbard. The dress
right European is
and formed with on front and back. The horse and rider
peculiar lappets
are very attenuated and rudely executed. The horse tucked up like a
with head like 295. Band with crotals round
greyhound, very long, Fig.
the horse's neck. flaws in the of both horse and rider.
Large casting
