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LOT 1725
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Skeletal Apex Stirrup Mount
11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (20.86 grams, 50 mm).
Of Williams's Class A, Type 6, with D-shaped body, suspension loop formed above the beast-head in plan with rivet in situ, plaque with sinuous tendrils and ribs-and-pelvis motif, remains of ledge to the reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Elmdon, Essex, Uttlesford, UK.
From a Colchester, UK, collection.
Accompanied by an illustrated display card.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.ESS-6FCF0A.
Literature
Cf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, item 112.
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LOT 1725
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Skeletal Apex Stirrup Mount
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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