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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Lozenge-Shaped Stirrup Apex Mount Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Lozenge-Shaped Stirrup Apex Mount Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Lozenge-Shaped Stirrup Apex Mount
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LOT 1659

Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Lozenge-Shaped Stirrup Apex Mount

10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 7/8 in. (25.5 grams, 48 mm).

Lozenge-shaped with openwork gusseted lattice and raised pellets to the body, pierced lobe above with ferrous rivet, ledge to reverse with ferrous accretion. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Norfolk, UK.

Literature

Cf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, item 290, for type.

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LOT 1659

Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Lozenge-Shaped Stirrup Apex Mount

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

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