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Rattles were found with each of the carved animal heads. Their function is uncertain, but it has been suggested that they might have been musical instruments, sleigh bells or cult objects used in religious rituals.

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The image shows strap mounts on the left, a dog collar (centre) with wooden whistles on either side of it, and the remains of a dog leash on the far right.

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Cooking utensils from the Oseberg ship burial. These include an iron cauldron with tripod, pot stirrers, a frying pan, a knife and a bowl.

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A pine bucket with an iron handle. It was originally bound with hoops of beech wood. The bucket has a runic inscription that says 'Sigrid owns'.

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Part of a box found in the hole dug by the grave robbers. In the foreground of the photograph is a clasp from a box.

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This chest had been broken into by grave robbers. When found, it still contained two combs, and pieces of leather and cloth.

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Iron axe head with wooden handle from the River Robe, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo. Viking Age. Wk. 1

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Iron slave collar from St John's Lane, Dublin, evidence of a flourishing slave trade in Viking Dublin. E173: X 119
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