Treasure of Okinoshima
Name |
Crupper Ornaments |
Classification |
Gilt Bronze |
Excavated Point |
Excavated from Sites No. 7 and No. 8 |
Designated Category |
National Treasure |
Era (real era) |
6th-7th Century |
volume |
Crupper Ornament from Site No. 8: H. 10.6cm |
Description |
One kind of metal fixture for the intersection of horse tack. This is a decorative element to attach to the area where the leather belts that stretch from the cantle of the horse saddle out towards the rear-end cross over each other.
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