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LOT 1349
Medieval Gilt Bronze Horse Harness Cross Pendant Group
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 2 1/8 in. (10.53 grams total, 25-54 mm).
One with cross pommee and suspension loop above; one a quatrefoil cross pendant within suspended frame and fleur-de-lys inner with central knop, traces of gilding. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market in 2012.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
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