Highlights
Gilt-bronze Harness Fittings For Crossbelt
- Nationality/Period
Silla Kingdom
- Provenance
Gyeongju-si
- Materials
Metal - Iron
- Category
Military affairs - Equipment - Horse equipment - cllloud shaped beads
- Dimensions
H. 7.0cm
- Accession Number
K 556
Also called unju (literally meaning “cloud beads” in Korean), these are harness fittings attached at the crossbelt to put a bit or saddle on a horse with leather belts. Each item is erected with a post at the crown, and the post has three loops each to be hung with three decorative spangles. There are currently only one or two spangles remaining.