Saddle
17th century (made)
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This saddle forms part of a set of horse armour.. Its elaborately pierced iron mounts decorated with dragons and scrollwork suggest it was intended for display. Formerly Tibetan noblemen would spend considerable sums of money on embellishing items such as this in order to show their wealth and high position.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wood and steel with pierced iron mounts |
| Brief description | Saddle, Horse-trappings, Tibet, anterior 18th century |
| Physical description | Saddle, elaborately pierced iron mounts decorated with dragons and scrollwork. |
| Credit line | Purchased from the Baillie Gallery |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This saddle forms part of a set of horse armour.. Its elaborately pierced iron mounts decorated with dragons and scrollwork suggest it was intended for display. Formerly Tibetan noblemen would spend considerable sums of money on embellishing items such as this in order to show their wealth and high position. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.72-1910 |
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| Record created | November 8, 2005 |
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