Tibetan Saddle in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, April 2011

Saddle, stirrups, and tack

Date: 1942–46

Culture: Tibetan

Medium: Copper alloy, iron, gold, turquoise, wood, leather, and textile

Dimensions: Saddle (a), 18½ x 24 x 17 in. (47 x 61 x 43.2 cm); stirrups (b, c) H. 7 in. (17.8 cm); bridle and bit (d), 21 x 9 in. (53.3 x 22.9 cm); Crupper (e), 39 x 20 in. (99.1 x 50.8 cm); tassel sockets (f, g), H. 4¾ in. (12.1 cm); breast collar (h), 72½ x 1½ in. (184.2 x 3.8 cm)

Classification: Equestrian Equipment

Credit Line: Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger and Kenneth and Vivian Lam Gifts; funds from various donors, by exchange; Laird and Kathleen Landmann and Bernice and Jerome Zwanger Gifts; and funds from various donors, 2008

Accession Number: 2008.81a–k

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