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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount Collection Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount Collection Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount Collection
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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]

Provenance

Found Norfolk, UK.

Literature

Cf. 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

Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)

Current bid: £50 +BP*
(3 Bids, Reserve met)

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