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Offline Mayadigger

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ID for Shield-shaped clothing adornments...(?)
« on: June 26, 2020, 04:05:12 pm »
Ave!

Copper alloy; 15mm/1.5gm

Shield-shaped with bent attachment pins.

Era and use, anyone?

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Re: ID for Shield-shaped clothing adornments...(?)
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2020, 04:55:17 pm »
If found in the UK I would be certain that they are medieval horse harness decorations.

I assume they are from the Balkans?  Quite possibly the same thing, I just can't be certain as my source is the Museum of London book on medieval horse gear.

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Re: ID for Shield-shaped clothing adornments...(?)
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2020, 02:25:07 pm »
Balkans for sure.

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