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LOT 1715
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Apex Stirrup Mount with Urnes Entwined Beasts
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (23 grams, 48 mm).
An exceptionally rare tulip-shaped mount with Urnes Style interlace, pierced at the apex and twice at the base above the shallow rear ledge.
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in East Anglia, UK.
LiteratureCf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, Class B, Type 2 (pl.4).
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LOT 1715
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Apex Stirrup Mount with Urnes Entwined Beasts
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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