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LOT 0360

Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Howling Beast Stirrup Mount

CIRCA 11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 7/8 in. (26.2 grams, 48 mm).

Of Williams's Group 1 type 11C with raised frame, trefoil below the loop, high-relief wolf image, two holes to lower edge and ledge to the reverse.

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
Property of a Stowmarket, UK, gentleman.

Literature

Cf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, items 275, 278.

CONDITION

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LOT 0360

Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Howling Beast Stirrup Mount

Sold for (Inc. bp): £481

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