Medieval Gilt Bronze Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Mount with Manticore

13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

1 5/8 in. (8.1 grams, 42 mm).

The hexagonal body with scooped edges and a pierced lobe to each angle, blue enamelled field with reserved image of a manticore passant. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Formerly in an old UK private collection.
Ex property of a London gentleman.

Literature

See Ashley, S., Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002.

CONDITION

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LOT 1794