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LOT 1841
Medieval Iron Horseshoe Group
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 - 4 3/4 in. (1 kg total, 11-12.3 cm).
Composed of shoes of different types and dates and including examples retaining nails. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Suffolk, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
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Medieval Iron Axehead
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Composed of a sub-triangular-section socket, stamped to one cheek. 349 grams, 13.6 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
This type of axehead, with similar specimens found in the territories of the Teutonic Order, was by far the most popular form of axe which remains unchangeable and continues to be used in the Baltic to this day. It appears in East European territories as early as the mid 13th century A.D.
