Lot Essay
Compare these stirrups with a pair illustrated in Robert A.F. Thurman and David Weldon, Sacred Symbols: The Ritual Art of Tibet, New York, 1999, pp. 156-157, no. 72.
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TIBET, DERGE, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY
Details
A Gold Damascened Iron Stirrup
Tibet, Derge, circa 15th Century
The iron very finely and crisply worked in relief, the circular foot-rest with flower-heads between beaded edges joined by an arching strap with makara and foliate scrollwork, the broad top section with flanges flanking a rectangular cartouche with a snow lion motif surmounted by a strap loop, the details richly damascened in gold
7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high
Tibet, Derge, circa 15th Century
The iron very finely and crisply worked in relief, the circular foot-rest with flower-heads between beaded edges joined by an arching strap with makara and foliate scrollwork, the broad top section with flanges flanking a rectangular cartouche with a snow lion motif surmounted by a strap loop, the details richly damascened in gold
7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired on a French expedition to Lacack and Zanskar, 1950s