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LOT 0292
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount with Beasts
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.
ProvenanceFound Spalding, Lincolnshire, UK.
FootnotesThis 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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LOT 0292
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount with Beasts
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
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From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Viking Orpgard Type Bronze Bracelet
9th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Broad and penannular in profile with raised ribbing to the outer face. 84.1 grams, 79 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. -
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Cat-Faced Stirrup Apex Mount
10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Substantial flat mount with loop above, mask formed with lentoid eyes and broad moustache, narrow chin; ledge to rear pierced to accept rivets. 36.1 grams, 38 mm
Found Norfolk, UK.
The face bears a strong likeness to that of the Rällinge statuette discovered in Sweden in the early 20th century and believed to represent the god Yngve-Freyr.
