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3. A pair of ceremonial stirrups
Tibet
17th c.
iron; gold; silver
H: 15 cm W: 14 cm
A pair of ceremonial stirrups
Detail: profile

A pair of ceremonial stirrups in iron, damascened in gold and silver.

Sculptured horned and gilded makaras dress the arch of the stirrups, undending swastikas decorate all sides, the outside and bottom parts show geometrical designs of losenges damascened in gold and silver.

Eastern Tibet, Derghe, 17th century

Detail: top
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