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LOT 1652
Medieval Iron Horse Bit Group
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/4 -12 3/4 in. (2.85 kg total, 21-32.5 cm).
Comprising bits of various types and sizes, including articulate elements. [18, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Literature
Cf. similar specimen in PAS, PUBLIC-DEB4D3, in Leahy, K. and Lewis, M., Finds Identified II, London, 2020, p.295.
Footnotes
This kind of iron snaffle bits were commonly used in late Medieval or Renaissance period. The mouth piece was made in two linked sections, to which big rings were attached at the extremities. Reins and bridles were both fastened to the rings.
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