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A pair of ceremonial stirrups (c. 1600 Tibet)

Reference no. 49984
A pair of ceremonial stirrups

Dimensions

14.00cm wide    14.00cm high    (5.51 inches wide  5.51 inches high)

Provenance

Tibet

Condition

excellent

Description / Expertise

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