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Stirrup, 900–1100
Viking; Scandinavia
Iron with copper alloy inlays; 10 x 5 1/2 in. (25.4 x 14 cm)
Fletcher Fund, 1947 (47.100.23)

Few people in Viking Scandinavia could afford to ride horses. The appearance of riding equipment—saddles, stirrups, spurs, and bridles—in a grave indicates that the deceased was wealthy and of high status.

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    Stirrup, 900–1100
    Viking; Scandinavia
    Iron with copper alloy inlays; 10 x 5 1/2 in. (25.4 x 14 cm)
    Fletcher Fund, 1947 (47.100.23)