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LOT 0359

Scandinavian Viking Age Silver Inlaid Iron Stirrup

CIRCA 10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

5 1/4 in. (172 grams, 13.2 cm).

With inlaid silver ropework bands to the loop and frame. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.

Literature

Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, grave 735, for type.

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LOT 0359

Scandinavian Viking Age Silver Inlaid Iron Stirrup

Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,460

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