ANGLO-SAXON GILT PELTA-SHAPED HORSE HARNESS MOUNT 6th-7th century AD A gilt-bronze peltoid horse-harness mount with chip-carved design comprising guilloche border, knot in the upper field and three-band animal with curled legs below; pierced twice for attachment and separate lug to the reverse. 3.67 grams, 33mm (1 1/4"). Very fine condition. Provenance Property of an Essex gentleman; formely in a Dorset, UK, collection. Literature Cf. peltoid mounts in Carver, M. (ed.) Sutton Hoo. A Seventh Century Princely Burial Ground and its Context, items 25aii, 25cii.
ANGLO-SAXON GILT PELTA-SHAPED HORSE HARNESS MOUNT 6th-7th century AD A gilt-bronze peltoid horse-harness mount with chip-carved design comprising guilloche border, knot in the upper field and three-band animal with curled legs below; pierced twice for attachment and separate lug to the reverse. 3.67 grams, 33mm (1 1/4"). Very fine condition. Provenance Property of an Essex gentleman; formely in a Dorset, UK, collection. Literature Cf. peltoid mounts in Carver, M. (ed.) Sutton Hoo. A Seventh Century Princely Burial Ground and its Context, items 25aii, 25cii.
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