Horse

Cast bronze figure of a prancing horse found by Rev. J.G.Joyce in the Basilica on the 27 October 1870. Its mouth is represented as open by means of a saw cut; the two ears are separated and slightly bent out; the eyes are formed of dot and circle engraving which may possibly have held enamel; the mane is indicated by edge nicks on either side connected by three pairs of cross grooves suggesting braiding.
Below the mane on either side and running right down the back to the end of the tail is a series of stamped horseshoes. The fetlock and foot area of the hind legs is decorated with what appears to be a stylised horse's head. This figure may well be pre-Roman in date.