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Stirrup
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Stirrup

Culture
Date1600s
Mediumiron
Dimensions13 × 12.5 × 9.5 cm (5 1/8 × 4 15/16 × 3 3/4 in.),12 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1004.1
DescriptionIron. Oblate frame rising into semi-closed box for suspension strap. Frame sides with pair of narrow, recessed bands. Near-circular, open tread with transverse pair of rectangular-section bars linking side of frame. Tread plate faces incised with pairs of narrow lines.
ProvenanceCollection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Italian
1600s
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European
1500-1550
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Italian
early 1600s
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Italian
early 1600s
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German
early 1600s
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German
early 1600s
Michel Witz the Younger
about 1530
Michel Witz the Younger
about 1530
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European
late 1600s-1700s