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LOT 1383
Viking Age Iron Stirrup Pair with Horse Bit
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
7 3/4 - 7 7/8 in. (821 grams total, 19.5-20 cm).
Comprising: two hand-forged iron stirrups each with a reinforcing strap beneath the footplate, slotted suspension plate; snaffle-bit with hooked outer ends each with a twisted-rod ring and a curved transverse bar with dentilled lower edge. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.33(2), for type.
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LOT 1383
Viking Age Iron Stirrup Pair with Horse Bit
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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