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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]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK.
LiteratureCf. 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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