File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art mtw 0795.1 CROP.jpg

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Saddle Fittings, circa 1200 AD

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Saddle Fittings and Horse Trappings  wikidata:Q106602473 reasonator:Q106602473
Title
Saddle Fittings and Horse Trappings
label QS:Len,"Saddle Fittings and Horse Trappings"
image of artwork listed in title parameter on this page
Object type saddle Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Despite their decoration in Chinese style, the saddle and horse trappings were reportedly discovered in Iran or Central Asia and were attributed to the period following the break-up of the Liao dynasty in northern China (circa 1116–23) when some of the survivors, known as the Qara-Khitay, moved into eastern Central Asia, Transoxania and Transcaspia and governed these areas as overlords until the Mongol invasion of 1220–21. More recently they have been attributed to the Mongol empire under Genghiz Khan ... See full description on web site
Date circa  Edit this at Wikidata
Medium gold and silver Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 29.7 cm (11.6 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+29.7U174728
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
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Place of creation Central Asia Edit this at Wikidata
References https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-saddle-fittings-and-horse-trappings-mtw795/ (EnglishEdit this at Wikidata

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English: Saddle Fittings, circa 1200 AD Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
Source Cropped from File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art mtw 0795.1.jpg
Author Khalili Collections
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