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Stirrup
Stirrup
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Stirrup

Culture
Date1700s-1800s
Mediumsteel, gold and silver false-damascening, silver studs
Dimensions16 × 12 × 19 cm (6 5/16 × 4 3/4 × 7 1/2 in.), 1 lb 8 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1015.2
DescriptionMate & identical to HAM# 1892.1.
Steel. Wide, rectangular convex tread with small squared feet at corners. Sideplates are formed by low lip at tread rising into a triangle & ending as a flat bar to enclose foot. Rectangular loop wielded to top center via thick solid lozenge shaped shank. Side of loop decoratively cut & cusped. Outside of plates decorated with geometric & floral gold & silver koft-gari set with silver studs. Top & bottom of tread & inside of sideplates deeply randomly scored.
Label TextThe warriors who spread Islam east and west from the Arabian Peninsula also exported their traditions of mounted combat, which tended to emphasize speed, maneuverability, and spear-throwing. The broad foot-rests on these typically Islamic stirrups provided a stable platform so the rider could rise from the saddle to throw a spear.ProvenancePurchased by Museum on January 31, 1933 from Theodore Offerman (NYC) who bought lot #55 for $12.50 from the Morosini sale, October 10, 1932. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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