Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount with Diagonal Cross

11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 5/8 in. (22.6 grams, 43.2 mm).

Lozenge-shaped with gusseted lattice and raised pellets to the body, pierced lobe above to accept a ferrous rivet, ledge to reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Willingham, South Cambridgeshire, UK, on Sunday 1st September 2024.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SF-0A3B9D.

Literature

Cf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, item 290, for type.

CONDITION

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