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LOT 2144
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Triangular Stirrup Apex Mount
CIRCA 10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (12.88 grams, 46 mm).
Williams's Class A, triangular in plan with beast-head at the apex, three neat holes to the face and a collared knop to each lower corner, shallow ledge to reverse.
ProvenanceFound Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
Cf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, fig.52(379), for type.
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LOT 2144
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Triangular Stirrup Apex Mount
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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