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LOT 1654
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Howling Beast Stirrup Apex Mount
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (22.7 grams, 42 mm).
Heater-shaped in profile with trefoil knop above; high-relief profile wolf with head thrown back and one forepaw raised; ledge to reverse with holes for studs; Williams's Class A, type 11. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK.
LiteratureCf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, item 217, 219, for type.
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LOT 1654
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Howling Beast Stirrup Apex Mount
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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