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LOT 1801
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.
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