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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount Group Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount Group Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount Group
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LOT 2062

Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount Group

11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/4 in. (36.3 grams total, 43-45 mm).

Comprising: Class A Type 1 with ferrous studs; Class A Type 2 with apex tab absent. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Norfolk, UK.

Literature

Cf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, items 50, 68, for type.

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LOT 2062

Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

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