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LOT 1783
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount Collection
11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 - 1 7/8 in. (48.2 grams total, 44-47 mm).
Each of Williams's Class A Type 12 with lattice ornament to the body and bosses at the nodes; two openwork and one solid fill; narrow base and ledge at the bottom. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK.
LiteratureCf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, items 290 & 306, for type.
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LOT 1783
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
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