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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.
ProvenanceFound Shottesbrooke, Windsor and Maidenhead, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-D59AA0.
Cf. Ashley, S., Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, no.80-81.
FootnotesThe 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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