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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Urnes Openwork Mount Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Urnes Openwork Mount Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Urnes Openwork Mount
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LOT 1715

Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Urnes Openwork Mount

11TH CENTURY A.D.

1 5/8 in. (17.75 grams, 41 mm).

Comprising a heater-shaped frame with integral openwork Urnes-style enmeshed beast. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Gloucestershire, UK.

Footnotes

The design is clearly based on Anglo-Scandinavian stirrup mount but the item is not substantial enough for this purpose and lacks both the attachment point at the apex and the rear ledge which characterise these pieces. Possibly a casket-mount or fitting, or a decorative item from riding harness.

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LOT 1715

Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Urnes Openwork Mount

Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

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