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]

Provenance

Found Norfolk, UK.

Literature

Cf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, item 217, 219, for type.

CONDITION

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