Byzantine Age Gilt Bronze Horse Bridle Decoration Group

9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.

3 1/4 - 5 1/4 in. (357 grams total, 8.2-13.3 cm).

Comprising: a domed cap with lateral scoops and attachment holes to the edges, a central applied tapering tube with flared rim; twelve gently domed disc-scales with two attachment points. [12]

Provenance

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.

Literature

CF. Gorelik, M., ‘Arms and Armour in South-Eastern Europe in the Second Half of the First Millennium AD’ in Nicolle, D., Companion to Medieval Arms and Armour, Woodbridge, 2002, pp.127-148, for type.

Footnotes

The cap is provided with a plume-holder and two lateral slots for the ears; the scales decorate the rest of the bridle or harness.

CONDITION

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