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Excavated from the burial mound at Wada, in Nara Prefecture, this stirrup is an example of the earliest type used in Japan, probably imported from China or Korea.
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Title: Stirrup (Wa Abumi)
Date: ca. 5th century
Geography: Wada, Nara Prefecture
Culture: possibly Japanese
Medium: Iron
Dimensions: H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)
Classification: Equestrian Equipment-Stirrups
Credit Line: Gift of Bashford Dean, by exchange, 1906
Object Number: 06.310.21
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