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LOT 0382
Medieval Gilt Bronze Horse Harness Mount with Floral Cross
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (19.58 grams, 62.04 mm).
Hollow-formed, tau-shaped with a dome to the junction; upper face with repoussé scrolls, attachment rivets. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Historical Museum, Moscow, The Road of Varangians to Greeks and Greece, (In Russian and English), Moscow, 1996, nos.232-237, 422, for similar mounts.
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LOT 0382
Medieval Gilt Bronze Horse Harness Mount with Floral Cross
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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