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LOT 1849
Medieval Enamelled 'Huntingfield, of Mendham Family' Bronze Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (12.6 grams, 42 mm).
Shield-shaped and inlaid with enamel, Or/Argent on a fess Gules three roundels Or/Argent; loop absent. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Weeting-with-Broomhill, Norfolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme report no.NMS-68D99F.
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LOT 1849
Medieval Enamelled 'Huntingfield, of Mendham Family' Bronze Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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