Saddle Pommel
Unknown Artist
7th–9th century
Medium
Gold foil and silver
Dimensions
Overall (largest fragment): H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Classification
Metalwork
Culture & Period
China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Central Asia) · Period of Tibetan Empire
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Gift of Elizabeth V. Cockcroft, by exchange, 2006
Accession Number
2006.474a–ii
Rights
Public Domain