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LOT 1941
Medieval Knight's Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Mount
1300-1400 A.D.
3/4 in. (5.74 grams, 21 mm).
Rectangular in form with a circular hole in its top right corner, decorated with a heater shield containing a two-strand cross bottony terminals, set within a red enamel field; diagonal hatching in the two outer angles. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Crowmarsh, South Oxfordshire, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-CCD479.
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With a narrow frame, pin mounted at the apex. 0.48 grams, 15.7 mm
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