Pair of Stirrups, 16th–18th century, Tibetan, Iron, gold, silver, H. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. ( cm), Equestrian


Pair of Stirrups, 16th–18th century, Tibetan, Iron, gold, silver, H. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. ( cm), Equestrian Equipment-Stirrups, Although close in form to the well-known style of Mongolian, Chinese, and Tibetan stirrups still in use in the region today, this pair, with its slender proportions and accomplished decoration, is earlier and finer than most examples of this type


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