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LOT 1676
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Stirrup Apex Mount with Mask
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (11.3 grams, 35 mm).
Curved in section with pierced loop and facing bears(?) mask with splayed ellipsoid ears.
ProvenanceFound Cambridgeshire, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Williams, D., Stirrup Terminals, Datasheet 24, Finds Research Group, 1997.
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