Boss from a Horse Breast Collar

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late 17th–18th century · Copper alloy, gold · Arms and Armor

This boss, decorated all over with flowers and foliage, adorned the cross-section of the three straps of a horse breast collar (straps preventing the saddle from slipping backwards). This example is a simpler version of the luxury bosses attached to some Ottoman deluxe tacks, usually made of silver and gold.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 17th–18th century

Medium

Copper alloy, gold

Culture

Ottoman or Tatar

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Gift of Stephen V. Grancsay, 1942