Lead, 145 grams, 95.64 mm. Circa 2nd-3rd century AD. A rectangular lead plaque bearing a decorated arch enclosing a figural scene in three tiers. The upper corners are decorated with coiled serpent images facing each other across the arch, one partly lost. In the upper field is a male with a radiate crown with right arm raised, wearing a tunic and cloak pinned at the right shoulder, standing in a quadriga with four horses advancing. Below this is a group of figures comprising a warrior in a crested helmet, with a shield and holding a spear behind a horseman with raised arms above a dolphin; in the centre is a standing female in a loose robe with a basket in her lap; to the right is a horseman advancing to the centre with raised arm trampling a female, and behind him a figure with raised right arm holding a branch. The lower tier includes a naked standing male with an animal mask above a cauldron, to his right a smaller figure seated beneath a tree; the central scene shows three figures seated at a round table, sharing food; to the right stands a pair of naked youths holding hands. The plaque probably formed part of the ornamental facade of a temple. Reference: cf. the silver figural plaque of Cocidius in Green, M.J. The Gods of Roman Britain, Princes Risborough, 2003. Fine condition, some repair to one corner. Provenance: from an old English collection.