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LOT 1849

Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic 'De Bohun, Earls of Hereford' Horse Harness Stud

CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/4 in. (16.8 grams, 31 mm).

Heater-shaped with fixing stud to reverse, heraldic design of two groups of three lions divided by two diagonal bands of blue enamel.

Provenance

Found Shottesbrooke, Windsor and Maidenhead, UK.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-D59AA0.

Literature

Cf. Ashley, S., Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, no.80-81.

Footnotes

The arms are those of the Bohun family, Earls of Hereford.

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LOT 1849

Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic 'De Bohun, Earls of Hereford' Horse Harness Stud

Sold for (Inc. bp): £351

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