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LOT 1459
Viking Bronze Stirrup Mount
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (27.5 grams, 42 mm).
Triangular in form with trilobite apex and rivet hole, howling beast standing left with one raised paw, rivet hole to lower body, ledge to reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 1459
Viking Bronze Stirrup Mount
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Pre-Viking Silver-Gilt Scabbard Mount
Circa 4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
Domed and with a ribbed basal rim, the sidewall with four small circular bosses each framed by a bilinear arch; surmounted by a slightly convex disc bearing an incised cross; transverse bar to the underside; Mortimer's type 4iii. 4.2 grams, 14 mm
Acquired early 1990s. From an East Anglian private collection.
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Viking Age Bronze and Lead Artefact Group
9th-11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: a thumb ring with overlapping arms and lozenge cross-section; a lead trade weight for precious metals bearing pellet motifs to one face; a clothes fitting or other object with two discoid faces joined by an arm, each face displaying a central dome. 18.6 grams total, 21-32 mm
Ex DRG Coins and Antiquities, Essex, UK. Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
