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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.
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LOT 0360
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Howling Beast Stirrup Mount
Sold for (Inc. bp): £481
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