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MEDIEVAL BRONZE 'LION RAMPANT' HERALDIC HORSE HARNESS PENDANT 14th century AD A cast heater shield-shaped pendant with hinged mount; the field with a white-enamelled lion rampant with raised tail. 8.36 grams, 53mm (2"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] Provenance From an important collection of horse harness pendants and mounts; property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. Literature Cf. Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, item 77. Footnotes Arms with a single lion rampant on a plain field are numerous in the medieval period. Examples include: John FitzAlan (The Dering Roll, Glover's Roll, B88), Robert FitzRoger (The Dering Roll, The Herald's Roll, HE606), Richard Pultimor (The Dering Roll) and others. Date Thursday 12th February 2015 - Saturday 14th February 2015, Antiquities & Coin Catalogue Auction TimeLine Auctions Ltd arranges printed catalogue rostrum Auctions, eAuctions and Timed Auctions where we offer antiquities, ancient artefacts / artifacts, antiques, collectibles, coins, medals and books for public sale.