Pair of Stirrups

Unknown Artist

15th–17th century

Pair of Stirrups by Unknown Artist

Medium

Iron, gold, silver, horn, copper alloy

Dimensions

Stirrup (a); H. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); W. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); D. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 3.6 oz. (555.7 g); stirrup (b); H. 6 in. (15.2 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); D. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 2.5 oz. (524.5 g)

Classification

Equestrian Equipment-Stirrups

Culture

Tibetan or Mongolian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, The Sulzberger Foundation Inc. Gift and Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Bequest, 2014

Accession Number

2014.72a, b

Tags

Dragons

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