Title: Pair of Stirrups
Location: probably Ghaznavid
Materials: bronze, cast, with punched and engraved decoration
Dimensions: 14 x 15.5cm
Accession Number: MTW 1512
Other Notes:
Stirrups originated among the horse-riding nomads of the Central and Inner Asian steppes well before the coming of Islam. The present type, with flat feet, rounded arches and a rectangular bracket for the stirrup strap, is to be associated with Afghanistan, or perhaps north India, in the Ghaznavid period.
Bibliography:
J.M. Rogers, The Arts of Islam. Masterpieces from the Khalili Collection, London 2010, cat.212, p.181.
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