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LOT 1780

Medieval Iron Horse Shoe Group

14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.

4 1/4 - 5 1/2 in. (8.35 kg total, 11-14 cm).

Comprising shoes of various sizes, types and dates and including examples retaining nails. [28]

Provenance

Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.

Literature

Cf. similar specimen in PAS, SUR-AFOF85, in Leahy, K. and Lewis, M., Finds Identified II, London, 2020, p.284.

Footnotes

Late medieval and Renaissance horseshoes had an angular inner profile. These horse shoes were broadly C-shaped and rectangular in section.

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LOT 1780

Medieval Iron Horse Shoe Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £156

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