Bidspirit auction | Medieval Quatrefoil Heraldic Horse Harness
Medieval Quatrefoil Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Lion - 13th-14th century AD A bronze quatrefoil harness pendant with integral pierced suspension lug, foliage to each lobe, red enamel fill to each interstitial knop and central square panel with reserved lion passant gardant. 7 grams, 34mm (1 1/4”). Very fine condition. Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly in an old UK private collection. Literature Cf. Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, item 210.