8th-10th century AD. A set of gilt horse harness fittings and mounts including an iron bit with gilt fittings; a sheet-metal gilt socket fitting depicting a series of seven roundels around the base each with a human, animal or bird figure and with quatrefoil mounts rivetted to the perimeter, perhaps to support a banner or similar at forehead or crupper; a small rectangular gilt buckle bow; seven gilt openwork teardrop harness pendants, one with a small bell suspended and three with in situ hangers plus four further hangers and remnants of another five bells; a group of forty-seven circular gilt harness studs each with rivet projecting to reverse; together with a substantial quantity of small quatrefoil gilt harness mounts, similar to those affixed to the socket described above, each with rivet projection to reverse. 325 grams total, 4-100mm (1/4 - 4"). From a central London collection; previously in a European collection formed 1979-1989. [No Reserve]