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Pendant for Horse Trappings

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold pendant in the shape of a horse trappings. The pendant has a pointed top. It is predominantly gold with black, red, blue, white, and turquoise enamel. A red and gold section at the top contains a gold lion. Below is a section divided into four parts, with turquoise at the top center, gold on the top right, white at the bottom left and blue at the bottom right. The white section contains a gold basket. The pendant has a gold band at the bottom with a decorative design in black. There are gold wings on the left and right sides. The background of the image is white.

Artwork details

Date:
15th century
Medium:
Copper alloy, enamel, gold
Culture:
Spanish
Dimensions:
549 × 625 px
Museum record:
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