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LOT 1602
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
MEDIEVAL BRONZE KNIGHT'S 'DE BOHUN FAMILY' HERALDIC HORSE HARNESS PENDANT
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (9.5 grams, 36 mm).
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (9.5 grams, 36 mm).
A heater-shield-shaped pendant with integral suspension loop; device: [azure] a bend argent, cotised and between six lioncels [or]. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Found Nottinghamshire, UK.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Clark, J. ed., The Medieval Horse And Its Equipment, Museum of London, 2004, item 80, for these arms.
FOOTNOTES:
The well-known de Bohun family were Earls of Essex and Hereford. Whilst the enamelling is lost, this is a distinctive coat of arms.
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