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LOT 1850
Medieval Knight's Gilt Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (14.06 grams, 31 mm).
Quatrefoil type with three reserved crowns on the field, pierced lug above; the arms of the Bishop of Ely. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Graham Slater collection, Cambridge, 1980s-1990s.
LiteratureCf. Ashley, S., Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, items 197, 198.
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LOT 1850
Medieval Knight's Gilt Bronze Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant
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