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LOT 1755
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount with Three Dimensional Face
11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (38.8 grams, 48 mm).
Anthropomorphic type with oval eyes, beard and hair raised to form a convex shape, flat cheeks, a wedge-shaped nose, hair dressed in lateral lobes, rivet hole above and another to the underside.
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK.
LiteratureCf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts Council for British Archaeology Research Reports no.111, London 1997, item 566, for type.
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LOT 1755
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount with Three Dimensional Face
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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