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LOT 1758
Medieval Iron Horse Shoe Plate
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (114 grams, 11 cm).
Crescentic in plan with rectangular void, round attachment holes. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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