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The second saddle, No. 298, has carved upon it the subject of St. George and the Dragon. Both are German and date within the first half of the XVth century.

Fig. 983. Bone-covered saddle

German, early XVth century. Tower of London, Class VI, No. 95

Fig. 984. Bone-covered saddle

Italian, middle of the XVth century. Ex collection: Herr Richard Zschille

The saddle No. 297 (Fig. 982) is far more solid and heavy in construction than the two preceding saddles; indeed, it is of a rarer type. In the decoration