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.

CONDITION

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