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LOT 1671
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount
11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (22.7 grams, 38 mm).
Of Williams's Class B Type 3 Group 1 with openwork plaque, bear-head beneath two opposed wolf-heads, angled ledge with ferrous fixing studs.
ProvenanceFound Westberry, Wiltshire, UK.
LiteratureCf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, item 420.
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10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Elongated plate with longitudinal split and rivet; openwork scrolled tendril motif developing to a wolf-head. 14.6 grams, 55 mm
Found Norfolk, UK. From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
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Viking Age Gold Animal-Headed Applique
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