Saddle

Turkish

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 379

This saddle is the only known Ottoman example of its type. The use of pierced leather decoration appliquéd on different colored grounds occurs on a small number of Ottoman objects––bow cases and quivers, canteens––of the sixteenth century. It appears that all of them were made for high-ranking officers.

Saddle, Wood, bone (staghorn), bark, leather, textile, iron, pigment, Turkish

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Saddlle, overall in profile from left

Saddle, Wood, bone (staghorn), bark, leather, textile, iron, pigment, Turkish
Saddle, Wood, bone (staghorn), bark, leather, textile, iron, pigment, Turkish
Saddle, Wood, bone (staghorn), bark, leather, textile, iron, pigment, Turkish
Saddle, Wood, bone (staghorn), bark, leather, textile, iron, pigment, Turkish
Saddle, Wood, bone (staghorn), bark, leather, textile, iron, pigment, Turkish
Saddle, Wood, bone (staghorn), bark, leather, textile, iron, pigment, Turkish

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