1987.018.0001
Stirrup
Physical Object
1987.018.0001
Nuestra Señora de Atocha (1622)
circa 1600
Cast silver. Large typical Moorish form, having a pierced flattened-oval saddle ring continuing to a down- scrolling half-curule form mount elaborately decorated with masks, birds and stylized scroll- work. The adjacent elongated tapering-triangular stirrups are further elaborately decorated with masks, winged figures, feathering birds, leaf-tips and stylized scrollwork and continuing to pierced-cartouche boot rest. 20.5 by 14.0 by 14.0 cm.