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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]
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, item 180, for type.
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