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LOT 1586
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Lozenge-Shaped Openwork Apex Stirrup Mount
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (18.12 grams, 47 mm).
Lozenge-shaped piercings and raised pellets to the body, a single piercing to both terminals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in East Anglia, UK.
LiteratureCf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, item 290, for type.
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LOT 1586
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Lozenge-Shaped Openwork Apex Stirrup Mount
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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