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LOT 2102
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Mount with Face
CIRCA 11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (18.7 grams, 38 mm).
Williams's Class A Type 9, formed as a stylised face with almond-shaped eyes, wide nose and mustache; attachment loop to the top; accompanied by a handwritten note 'Viking Stirrup Mount, 1000-1100 AD'.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 2102
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Mount with Face
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£60 (EUR 70; USD 81) +BP*
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