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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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