Medieval Gilt Bronze Knight's Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Hanger

14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

2 1/4 in. (9 grams, 56 mm).

Of square form, depicting a lion within a circular border with fleurs at angles and suspension loop; suspended from a similarly shaped and proportioned hanger depicting the same lion design with hinge; all gilded across the faces. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Norfolk before 1990.
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s.
Property of a retired academic.

Literature

See Ashley, S., Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, 2002, no.22, for a match to this piece and also fig.12, generally for other elements of the same set.

CONDITION

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LOT 1676