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LOT 0293
'The Bradbourne Horses' Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Ringerike Stirrup Apex Mount
1000-1100 A.D.
4 in. (47 grams, 53 mm).
Rectangular mount with flange to each side of the reverse at the base, two mounting holes; upper edge formed as two addorsed horse-heads and median pierce lug; shallow incised line following the outer edges of the heads and necks, with suggestion of a bridle; Ringerike style.
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in Bradbourne, Derbyshire Dales, East Midlands, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.WMID-793298.
Cf. Pedersen, A., Riding Gear from Late Viking Age Denmark, Journal of Danish Archaeology, vol.13 (1996-7), fig.10(a).
FootnotesThe sub-rectangular shape of this strap mount is similar to that of a Williams Class C, Type 2, although it is unusual in having the flanges on the sides as opposed to the base. The British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) states: 'This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance'.
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LOT 0293
'The Bradbourne Horses' Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Ringerike Stirrup Apex Mount
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
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10th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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Viking Silver Pendants with Raven's Heads
Circa 10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
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From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. -
Viking Bronze Boar's Head Brooch with Openwork Beast Motif
9th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
Hollow-formed with openwork decorative outer surface attached to a plain back-plate with one spring-lug and catchplate intact; the upper face divided by a heavy segmented median rib and zoomorphic ornament in the outer panels, arranged symmetrically along the rib with a similar transverse band; the corners of the wider end reinforced with vertical posts ending in heavy lobed ‘ears’; the side panels decorated with zones of interlace zoomorphic ornament and the upper-end panel with a continuation of the median rib, traces of ornamental interlace; the lower-end panel plain. 109 grams, 56 mm (162 grams total, 10.5 cm including stand)
Acquired on the UK art market, 1995-2000s. Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12987-246190.
