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LOT 1428
Saxon Silvered Bronze Bridle Fitting
LATER 6TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (69 grams, 84 mm).
Comprising a cheek-piece ring and three sliding attachments to secure harness straps; each attachment formed as an elongated triangular plate with ring at the broad end and lobes to accept attachment rivets (some still in situ).
Provenance
Acquired since 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Menghin, W., The Merovingian Period. Europe Without Borders, Berlin, 2007, item I.9.10.2, for type and VI.3.15.6, for triangular form.
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