Medieval Heraldic Horse Harness Mount

14th-15th century AD. A bronze heater-shaped harness pendant with gilt chamfered hanger; the pendant with enamelled griffin segreant. See Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East

13th-15th century AD. A bronze horse harness mount or steelyard weight, triangular in plan with convex sides and a domed profile, bearing a heraldic shield with chevrons. Cf. The Portable Antiquities

14th-15th century AD. A bronze heater-shaped plaque with suspension loop, separately cast lion mask modelled in the half-round riveted to the plaque. 6.51 grams, 28mm (1") From an old Munich collectio

18th century AD. A group of two mounts from horse harness, one a domed boss with beaded rim and loop, the other a boss with segmented centre and pellets, looped tendrils above, lower flange with pelle

15th century A.D. Depicting a robed knight and a wimpled lady in low-relief, standing flanking a crested shield of arms bearing the crowned blackletter 'n' with black letter inscribed scroll above; tw

13th-14th century AD. A bronze heater-shaped harness pendant with red enamelled field, chevron above four fleurs-de-lys(?"). 9.46 grams, 40mm (1 1/2"). Ex Stratford collection, Suffolk, UK; acquired o

13th-14th century A.D. A horse harness pendant formed as a stylised six-pointed flower, central circular body with raised moulded decoration representing the flower bud against a blue enamelled backgr

13th-15th century A.D. Comprising: a talbot on a hinged attachment stud; an openwork rosette; an enamelled plaque with scene of a figure beneath an arch. 50.4 grams total, 34-66 mm (1 3/8 - 2 5/8 in.)

13th-14th century A.D. An elaborate quatrefoil with remains of base of suspension loop; shield gules three lions passant gardant in pale or; trace remains of gilding. Cf. Clark, J. ed., The Medieval H

13th-14th century A.D.. Displaying three lions passant guardant on a heater-shaped shield; occluded suspension loop. 4.5 grams, 31 mm (1 1/4 in.). Found UK.Acquired on the UK art market after 2000.Ex

14th-15th century A.D. A shield-shaped example displaying a rampant lion; square-shaped pendant with fleur; hinged pendant with lion in roundel to both panels. 18 grams total, 23-43 mm (1 - 1 3/4 in.)

14th century A.D. A bronze heater-shaped horse harness pendant with motif of three lions, the royal arms of England from 1198 to 1340 and then from 1360 to 1369; blazoned 'gules, three lions passant g

14th-15th century A.D. A heater shield shaped harness pendant with integral suspension loop, bearing an heraldic device, fess between six crosses for the Beauchamp family; trace remains of enamelling.

Circa 13th-15th century A.D. Quatrefoil pendant with interstitial spurs, suspension loop; each petal a cell with enamel fill and reserved motif of three lobed stems; central square with reserved lion

13th-14th century A.D. Of quatrefoil form with loop, one face displaying crossed keys and mitre(?); the other showing a gryllus reserved on a red enamelled field. 10.7 grams, 41 mm (1 5/8 in.). Found

13th-14th century A.D. A bronze heater-shaped horse harness pendant with integral loop above; three diagonal stripes (bends cotised) on a blue field with lions rampant; blazoned 'azure a bend cotised

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze harness mount, discoid with staple to the reverse, openwork design showing the she-wolf with head lowered suckling the two twins, Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome,

6th-7th century AD. A large set of silver mounts comprising of: fourteen with rectangular base and 'fleur-de-lis' to the top, two-hundred and one domed discoid bosses, ten fragments from the same set.

ARTIFACTS

7th-15th century A.D. A group of 42 harness mounts with mounting lugs, comprising: eight with scalloped upper and lower waist and rounded terminals; 18 with fishtail terminals and scalloped waists; se

Circa 6th-7th century A.D. A mixed group of belt mounts of various forms, many with mounting studs or lugs to the reverse; including decorative examples. Cf. Aibabin, A., Khairedinova, A., 'Un nouvel

Circa 15th century A.D. Circular in plan with a domed upper face, decorated with rectangular notches either side of a central band. 20 grams, 45 mm (1 3/4 in.). From the collection of a Northern Irela

18th-19th century AD. A gilt-bronze openwork mount with two studs to the reverse, lion rampant gardant with open mouth. 33 grams, 57mm (2 1/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired on the UK art market.

12th-13th century A.D. Square-shaped with integral suspension loop; moulded central design of three flowers springing from an oval base, annulet to each corner, field split in half vertically and enam