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Stirrup

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Bronze stirrup-shaped object with open oval loop, short rectangular handle with suspension tab, and incised Arabic script running along the outer edge, with foliate arabesques at the junctions

Unknown, Stirrup, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Stirrup
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
7 3/8 x 6 1/8 in. (19 x 15.6 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.737
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics, and Seals: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern, Central Asiatic, and European Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.

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