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LOT 0292
Estimate
GBP (£) 600 - 800
EUR (€) 690 - 930
USD ($) 800 - 1,070
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(4 Bids, Reserve met) | Current bid: £540
ANGLO-SCANDINAVIAN VIKING BRONZE STIRRUP APEX MOUNT WITH BEASTS
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (35.2 grams, 52 mm).
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (35.2 grams, 52 mm).
Broad and shallow with narrow pierced ledge to reverse, Williams's Class B; openwork scene of two quadrupeds addorsed with legs resting on the outer edge of the frame and heads turned towards the median column; three loops to the curved upper edge.
PROVENANCE:
Found Spalding, Lincolnshire, UK.
FOOTNOTES:
This exact from does not appear in Williams's study, although examples with addorsed animals do appear in the 'Unclassified' section (p.102-4). The general shape and proportions are consistent with his Class B examples.
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