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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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Opening Bid: £500
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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount with Odin Bound by Serpents
11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
An excessively rare example of Williams Class A, Type 3 showing a standing nude man with beard and long moustache, an animal-like form around the man's waist extending towards the flanking serpents on each side, the serpents' tails wrapped around the man's legs and their open jaws gape on either side of the man's head. 26.6 grams, 54 mm
Found Sutton Fields, Sutton on the Forest, Yorkshire, UK, on 21 November 1999. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. Accompanied by an illustrated record sheet by Jim Halliday dated 22 November 1999, and various off-prints. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Viking Bronze Twisted Ring
Early 9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising a braided band of wire butted on the underside. 6.75 grams, 27.80 mm overall, 19.39 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
Acquired on the London art market, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
