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LOT 1695
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Apex Urnes-Style Stirrup Mount
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (23 grams, 48 mm).
Tulip-shaped mount with Urnes Style interlace, pierced at the apex and twice at the base above the shallow rear ledge; a rare type.
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in East Anglia, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, Class B, Type 2 (pl.4).
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LOT 1695
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Apex Urnes-Style Stirrup Mount
Sold for (Inc. bp): £293
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