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LOT 1779

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). [No Reserve]

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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1779

Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Urnes Pendant

Sold for (Inc. bp): £546

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