A PARCEL-GILT AND SILVERED IRON STIRRUP, YOB CHA, 15TH-18TH CENTURY

A PARCEL-GILT AND SILVERED IRON STIRRUP, YOB CHA, 15TH-18TH CENTURY

Tibet or Mongolia. Of typical rounded square form, the arch with two dragon heads issuing the lobed branches centered by a wheel enclosing a lotus blossom, the reticulated tread neatly incised at the top with a floral design.

Provenance: From an Austrian private collection.
Condition: Fair condition with extensive old wear, casting flaws, traces of use, areas of corrosion, losses, nicks, and light scratches.

Weight: 414.2 g
Dimensions: Height 13.6 cm

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related pair of stirrups, Tibet, dated 15th-18th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 2002.220a, b. Compare a related stirrup, Tibet, dated 15th-18th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1999.257.