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Stirrup

 

First two photos: Jaana Ratas.

 

Stirrup, iron with silver plating. Similar stirrups are known e g from Birka (Arbman 1940, eriti Taf. 35: 1-2) and Hedeby (Schiezel 2014, 582), antoher specimen is also known from Saaremaa (AI K 89: 28).

 

Literature:

Arbman, H. 1940. Birka I. Die Gräber. Tafeln. Stockholm, Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien, esp. Taf. 35: 1-2.

Schiezel, K. 2014. Spurensuche Haithabu. Dokumentation und Chronik 1963-2013. Schleswig, Wachholtz, 582.

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