Title: Saddle Pommel
Object type: Saddle fittings
Date: 7th–9th century
Culture: China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Central Asia)
Period: Period of Tibetan Empire
Medium: Gold foil and silver
Dimensions: Overall (largest fragment): H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit line: Purchase, Gift of Elizabeth V. Cockcroft, by exchange, 2006
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY