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LOT 0383
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic 'De Bohun, Earls of Hereford' Horse Harness Pendant
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (7.55 grams, 39.6 mm).
Heater-shaped with a loop above, heraldic design of two groups of three lions divided by two diagonal bands. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Graham Slater collection, Cambridge, 1980s-1990s.
Literature
Cf. Ashley, S., Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, no.80-81.
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LOT 0383
Medieval Knight's Enamelled Bronze Heraldic 'De Bohun, Earls of Hereford' Horse Harness Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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