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LOT 0385
'The Stratton Strawless' Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Urnes Beast Mount
11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (14 grams, 39 mm).
Openwork interlace plaque with Urnes Style stag and serpent, attachment points at outer edge. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Stratton Strawless, Norfolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NMS-E92C94.
Literature
Cf. Roesdahl, E & Wilson, D., From Viking to Crusader. Scandinavia and Europe 800-1200, Uddevalla, 1992, item 588, for similar example.
Footnotes
The motif of the stag and the serpents is associated especially with Urnes Style objects.
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LOT 0385
'The Stratton Strawless' Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Urnes Beast Mount
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
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