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LOT 1801

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

ANGLO-SCANDINAVIAN VIKING BRONZE STIRRUP APEX MOUNT
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (13.5 grams, 40 mm).

Tongue-shaped in profile with high-relief tendril detailing, pierced twice to lower edge, ledge to reverse; Williams Class A Type 8. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Found East Anglia, 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, fig.32.

CONDITION
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