A pair Roman items in the form of horses. The first is a fire starter, the iron body attached to a bronze handle in the form of a stylized horse, the eyes and mane indicated with incising, L: 2 ½ in (6.3cm). The bronze fibulae with a body in the form of a horse, the original pin fused in place, the catch slightly bent. The collar, facial features and mane indicated with incising, L: 2 3/8 in (6 cm). Ex Thomas Cotterill collection, UK, acquired in the later 19th Century.

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