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LOT 2155
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Horse Stirrup Apex Mount
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (16.3 grams, 31 mm).
Substantial and slightly curved mount with apex loop partly absent; low-relief mask formed with lentoid eyes and broad moustache, narrow chin; ledge to rear pierced to accept rivets still in situ; Williams's Class A Type 9. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Andersson, G., Gudarnas gård : tre fallosfiguriner från Lunda i Strängnäs socken, Södermanland in Fornvännen, 2003(98):2, s. [124]-126; Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, p.52.
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LOT 2155
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Horse Stirrup Apex Mount
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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Bids: 10 | Current Bid: £121
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