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Medieval Knight's 'Swinburn Family' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Three Boar's Heads Medieval Knight's 'Swinburn Family' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Three Boar's Heads Medieval Knight's 'Swinburn Family' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Three Boar's Heads
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LOT 1333

Medieval Knight's 'Swinburn Family' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Three Boar's Heads

13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/4 in. (16.2 grams, 45 mm).

A copper-alloy heater shield-shaped harness pendant with integral suspension loop to the upper edge; one face displaying a heraldic device composed of three boars' heads left with remaining traces of red enamel in the field.

Provenance

Found near Snargate, Kent, UK.
Property of a Kent gentleman.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-56AC78, dating it to c.1280-1350 A.D.

Literature

See Woodcock & Flower, Dictionary of British Arms 4, 2014, pp.150-151.

Footnotes

The triple boar's head arms is associated with several members of the Swinburne (sometimes Swynbourne) family in the late 13th to early 14th century period.

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LOT 1333

Medieval Knight's 'Swinburn Family' Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Three Boar's Heads

Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)

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