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LOT 1249
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
ANGLO-SCANDINAVIAN VIKING BOAR'S HEAD STIRRUP MOUNT
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (23.3 grams, 55 mm).
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (23.3 grams, 55 mm).
A copper-alloy zoomorphic stirrup mount of Williams' Class A, Type 8; formed as a boar's head with stylised detailing; the mount is sub-triangular in plan displaying one head at the apex and two heads below, decoration comprising looping and bifurcating tendrils; shallow ledge to the reverse and three perforations for mounting.
PROVENANCE:
Found near Snargate, Kent, UK.
Property of a Kent gentleman.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no. KENT-D935E8.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, item 130, for type.
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