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LOT 1722
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (21.08 grams, 44 mm).
With triangular lobe finial, Williams Class A, Type 6 with vertical frond design in high-relief, two spurs to lower edge, shallow ledge to rear; pierced in three places. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound East Anglia, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, item 180, for type.
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LOT 1722
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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