Boss for a Crupper Strap

Unknown

18th century · Copper alloy · Arms and Armor

Boss for a Crupper Strap — Unknown

This octagonal boss decorated the cross-section of an Eastern European Ottoman crupper strap (preventing the saddle from slipping forwards).

Artist: Unknown
Date: 18th century
Medium: Copper alloy
Culture: Ottoman, probably Eastern Europe
Department: Arms and Armor
Credit line: Gift of Stephen V. Grancsay, 1942

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