Nineteen Ornamental Fittings from a Horse Harness and an Ornamental Saddle Steel

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Golden horse harness and saddle fittings. Fourteen individual pieces displayed. Gold-colored metal with intricate designs and patterns. Two pieces feature a lion-like creature at top. Left piece has a lion on top of a curled element, under which is a pointed shield shaped piece with a floral pattern. Right piece has a spherical element on top of a small stand, on which rests a pointed shield shaped piece with a floral pattern. Two centrally located pieces are circular. Left circular piece has a spherical top with a floral pattern. Right circular piece has a spherical top with a floral pattern. One long, thin piece with floral pattern and widened ends.