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LOT 2324

Medieval Iron Horse Bit

14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.

9 7/8 in. (114 grams, 25 cm).

Snaffle-bit comprising two irregular square-section bars with the narrow loop finials linked, at the outer end of each a broad coil retaining a ring. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Literature

Cf. Leahy, K. and Lewis, M., Finds Identified II, London, 2020, p.295.

CONDITION
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LOT 2324

Medieval Iron Horse Bit

Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)

Current bid: £5 +BP*
(1 Bid, Reserve met)

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