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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount
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LOT 1813

Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount

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.

CONDITION
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LOT 1813

Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

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