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LOT 1701
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Mount with Howling Beast
11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (27 grams, 48 mm).
Heater-shaped in profile with trefoil knop above and fixing pin; high-relief profile wolf with head thrown back and one forepaw raised; ledge to reverse with ferrous stud; Williams's Class A, type 11. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Norfolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Literature
Cf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, item 217, 219, for type.
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LOT 1701
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Mount with Howling Beast
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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