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LOT 1565
Viking Age Bronze Twisted Bracelet
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (40.6 grams, 64 mm).
Twisted rods forming a penannular shank with hammered finials. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s.
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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Lozenge-Shaped Openwork Apex Stirrup Mount
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Lozenge-shaped piercings and raised pellets to the body, a single piercing to both terminals. 18.12 grams, 47 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in East Anglia, UK. -
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Apex Stirrup Mount with Urnes Entwined Beasts
9th-11th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
An exceptionally rare tulip-shaped mount with Urnes Style interlace, pierced at the apex and twice at the base above the shallow rear ledge. 23 grams, 48 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in East Anglia, UK. -
Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Urnes Style Entwined Beast Stirrup Mount
11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
A rare variant of Williams's Class A Type 10b, a heater-shaped plaque with pierced lug at the apex, two piercings below, low-relief openwork Urnes style design with standing beast and entwined tendrils, narrow ledge to the reverse, the apex terminating in a diamond shape. 30.48 grams, 54 mm
Found Cambridgeshire, UK.
The mount has the decorative scheme of Williams's Class A Type 10b but its proportions are closer to his Class A Type 11 with a narrow and elongated upper knop.
