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LOT 1813
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
ANGLO-SCANDINAVIAN VIKING BRONZE STIRRUP APEX MOUNT
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (25.2 grams, 50 mm).
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (25.2 grams, 50 mm).
Of Williams's Class A type 1, tongue-shaped with addorsed beasts outlined in niello; shallow ledge to the reverse, attachment holes at the apex and base. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Found Brough, Lincolnshire, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, item 14, for type.
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AUCTIONS:
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