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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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