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LOT 1461
Viking Bronze Urnes Style Entwined Beasts Mount
10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (18.3 grams, 40 mm).
Formed with an openwork design of entwined beasts or an interlace motif in Urnes style; counter-sunk rivet hope to apex; likely a stirrup mount. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Berkshire, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-0FA732.
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