Saddle
The bone plaques used to create the saddle, probably from the pelvic bones of large animals such as cows, are attached to the core with bone pins and glue. The underside is lined with hide and birch bark.
Artwork Details
- Title: Saddle
- Date: ca. 1400–1420
- Geography: Made in Bohemia, Central Europe
- Culture: Central European
- Medium: Bovine bone (body of saddle), deer antler and bone (decorative elements), limewood, rawhide, birchbark, and metal paint
- Dimensions: Overall ((a) Saddle): 13 5/16 × 20 1/2 × 13 5/8 in. (33.8 × 52.1 × 34.6 cm)
Overall (b-blanket): 30 7/8 × 27 1/4 in. (78.4 × 69.2 cm) - Classification: Ivories-Bone
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1940
- Object Number: 40.66a, b
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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