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LOT 1991
Medieval Bronze Yorkist Sun Horse Harness Mount
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (26.7 grams, 63 mm).
Formed as eight longer radiating arms with interstitial rays, central incuse pellet, attachment lugs to rear of the longer arms. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Maltby, near Doncaster, UK.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Literature
Cf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim And Secular Badges, London, 1986, p.207, for type.
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