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LOT 1691
Medieval Iron Artefact Group
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 14 in. (6.5 kg total, 1.2-34 cm).
Comprising: horse harness elements, knives and other miscellaneous objects including keys. [228, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Leahy, K. and Lewis, M., Finds Identified II, London, 2020, pp.146-147, for a similar double-looped medieval buckle.
FootnotesDouble-looped medieval buckles were often formed of a D-shape and a more and less smaller rectangle. During the Renaissance they often were realised with a moulded rosette on the edge of both D-shaped loops.
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Opening Bid: £320
Quatrefoil in plan with triangular tab between each lobe, blue and red enamelled design displaying a crowned capital letter R, with trace remains of gilding; mounting lug to reverse. 24.4 grams, 42 mm
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