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LOT 1721
Estimate
GBP (£) 200 - 300
EUR (€) 230 - 350
USD ($) 270 - 400
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ANGLO-SCANDINAVIAN VIKING BRONZE CAT-FACED STIRRUP APEX MOUNT
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (36.1 grams, 38 mm).
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (36.1 grams, 38 mm).
Substantial flat mount with loop above, mask formed with lentoid eyes and broad moustache, narrow chin; ledge to rear pierced to accept rivets. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Found Norfolk, UK.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Andersson, G., Gudarnas gård : tre fallosfiguriner från Lunda i Strängnäs socken, Södermanland, in Fornvännen, 2003(98):2, s. [124]-126.
FOOTNOTES:
The face bears a strong likeness to that of the Rällinge statuette discovered in Sweden in the early 20th century and believed to represent the god Yngve-Freyr.
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