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LOT 1762
Viking Bronze Stirrup Apex Mount
CIRCA 11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (21.7 grams, 45 mm).
Lozenge-shaped with lattice and raised pellets to the body, pierced lobe above, ledge to reverse with ferrous accretion. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
Cf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, item 290, for type.
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