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LOT 0358
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Three-Dimensional Urnes Stirrup Apex Mount
11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (31 grams, 64 mm).
The substantial heater-shaped plaque with spectacular openwork Urnes style design, the standing beast with entwined tendrils, pronounced head at the apex, narrow ledge to the reverse and rivet holes to each corner with two rivets remaining.
ProvenanceFound Norfolk, UK.
LiteratureCf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, item 55, for the type: Class A, Type 10b.
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LOT 0358
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Three-Dimensional Urnes Stirrup Apex Mount
Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,500
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Viking Age Bronze Chained Equal-Arm Brooch Set
Circa 10th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
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From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
