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The Metropolitan Museum of Art


    • Bridle, 15th–17th century
    Tibetan
    Iron, leather, and gold

    H. 22 in. (55.9 cm), W. 10 in. (25.4 cm); L. of crupper 37 in. (94 cm)
    Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2005 (2005.73a)

    The lavish fittings of this bridle rank among the best examples of pierced and damascened Tibetan ironwork. The delicacy and complexity of the pierced work are particularly noteworthy. Ceremonial bridles with iron fittings of this type are extremely rare, the vast majority having fittings made of gilded copper.

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  • Bridle, 15th–17th century
    Tibetan
    Iron, leather, and gold

    H. 22 in. (55.9 cm), W. 10 in. (25.4 cm); L. of crupper 37 in. (94 cm)
    Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2005 (2005.73a)