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LOT 0916
Western Asiatic Gilt Bronze Horse Padlock
CIRCA 13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (20.2 grams, 46 mm).
In the form of a stylised horse, the body and tail with gilded line detailing; hollow, the mechanism not present. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK art market, acquired prior to 1985.
Literature
Cf. The British Museum, museum number OA+.1343 and 1872,0816.91, for similar.
Footnotes
Likely Ilkhanid or Timurid dynasty.
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