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Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
11TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 16 3/8 in. (586 grams total, 1.5-41.5 cm).
Comprising: a rare 10th-12h century Anglo-Norman horseshoe; a 15th century iron folded knife; a fragment of a possible stirrup element; the fragment of an iron musket pricker (?); an unidentified iron tool; accompanied by a reproduction medieval dagger. [7, No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
PUBLISHED:
Bailey, G., Detector Finds 3, Witham, 1997, p.41, for the horseshoe.
FOOTNOTES:
The early type of horseshoe known as 'wavy rim' from the undulating sides was well used in the Anglo-Saxon period. At the time of the Normans it was implemented, and the Domesday Book refers to the presence of many blacksmiths in England. The type was in use until the 13th century A.D.
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