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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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