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LOT 2054
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount with Howling Beast
11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 74/8 in. (24 grams, 49.5 mm).
Formed with a tongue-shaped body, of Williams's Class A Type 11 with pierced trefoil lug above, ledge to the reverse, two fixing holes, high-relief profile wolf with head thrown back and mouth open in a howling posture. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Manchester, UK, collection, 1990s.
Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue information card.
Literature
Cf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, p.59.
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LOT 2054
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount with Howling Beast
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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