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First half - mid-13th century Great Mongol State Chased, engraved and gilded silver This is one of a pair of saddle covers that, judging by
the golden drinking vessel found in association with it, belonged to a
Mongol noyan who died in the steppes north of the Black Sea not far from
the Crimean peninsula. The cover for the front saddle-bow bears a depiction
of grazing horses on a background of typical floral patterns; the cover
of the rear saddle-bow has hares against a background of lotus buds. These
covers may have belonged to a saddle used not for war but more for show,
for hunting or when participating in the festivals of the calendar. |
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