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LOT 0358
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Urnes Pendant
11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (11.2 grams, 41 mm).
Triangular in profile with openwork Urnes Style interlace, attachment pins to lower corners (one absent).
Provenance
Found near York, 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 192.
Footnotes
The design is clearly based on the contemporary stirrup mount style with dense openwork interlace and attachment points; the item lacks the rear ledge and attachment stud of the true mounts.
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LOT 0358
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Urnes Pendant
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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