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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.
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Fig. 983. Bone-covered saddle
German, early XVth century. Tower of London, Class VI, No. 95
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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