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LOT 1721
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Cat-Faced Stirrup Apex Mount
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]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK.
LiteratureCf. Andersson, G., Gudarnas gård : tre fallosfiguriner från Lunda i Strängnäs socken, Södermanland, in Fornvännen, 2003(98):2, s. [124]-126.
FootnotesThe 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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LOT 1721
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Cat-Faced Stirrup Apex Mount
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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Acquired on the German art market before 2000. From an old Munich collection. -
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