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LOT 1389
Viking Bronze Stirrup Mount
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (30.4 grams, 52 mm).
Trilobate apex terminal with rivet hole, geometric ornament below in relief, shallow ledge to lower edge.
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 1389
Viking Bronze Stirrup Mount
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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