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LOT 1792
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount with Beast Heads
11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (25 grams, 46 mm).
Triangular mount of Williams's Class A Type 8, with bear-head finial and acanthus-leaf chevron, vestigial rear ledge, three piercings, two with iron rivets in situ. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK.
LiteratureCf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, item 131.
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LOT 1792
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount with Beast Heads
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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