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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]
ProvenanceEx Manchester, UK, collection, 1990s.
Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue information card.
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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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount Group
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Comprising: Class A Type 1 with ferrous studs; Class A Type 2 with apex tab absent. 36.3 grams total, 43-45 mm
Found Norfolk, UK. -
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Circa 9th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
A glazed hollow ceramic egg with a hole to the underside and a smaller pellet inside; regular, dragged yellow lines to the outer face. 30.4 grams, 41 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
These eggs are usually assigned to Kievan Rus workmanship, but in fact, they were found in a wider geographical area. They are thought to represent an early form of a popular Orthodox tradition of painted eggs, or 'pysanka', popular during the Easter holiday as a symbol of resurrection. However, the symbolism may be pre-Christian, with a connection to an idea of a Cosmic Egg, from which the world was created. -
Viking Age Silver-Alloy Twisted Bar Bracelet
Circa 9th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Penannular twisted body and tapering finials, hollow-form. 16.5 grams, 64 mm
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