Militaria, Horse-riding Equipment and Horse Tack from the Excavations of the Late Medieval and Early Modern Residence at Żelechów (Mazovia)

During multi-season archaeological investigations of the Ciołek family’s seat in Żelechów, situated on the borderland of present-day Mazovian and Lublin voivodeships, a large assemblage of artefacts was collected, mostly from well-dated cultural layers. For analysis we selected 20 artefacts belonging to three functional groups: elements of horse-riding equipment, horse tack and militaria. Alongside a detailed description of their state of preservation, metrics and dating, examples of analogous finds from other late medieval and early modern sites in Poland are provided.