Pendant for Horse Trappings
The decoration of this and similar pendants in the Metropolitan Museum's collection (04.3.305, .326, .365, .371, .429, .437) includes heraldic arms, mottoes, and religious expressions. Originally, they were attached to the straps of a horse's bridle, reins, crupper, or saddle.
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