A ROMAN DANUBIAN RIDER LEAD VOTIVE PLAQUE WITH INCISIONS
Circa 3rd-4th century AD.
Left half of a rectangular ‘Mystery Plaque’ with twisted border. Same type as the plaque directly above (Ertl Type F1) but probably unique with incisions. Preserved is (from top to bottom): a snake drinking (?) water flowing out of a krater with lid and a bust of Luna. In the main register, a facing goddess and a horseman trampling on a prone man; behind the horseman a standing figure wearing a ram-head mask. At the bottom, a sacrifice scene and further implements. The outline of the horseman is highlighted by incisions! See: R. F. Ertl, Donaureiter Bleivotivtafeln (Petronell-Carnuntum 1996). Slightly bent.
H 87 mm, W 46 mm

Austrian private collection, acquired on the European art market.