국립중앙박물관 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

Highlights
Harness Fittings for Crossbelt
  • Nationality/Period

    Silla Kingdom

  • Provenance

    Changnyeong-gun

  • Materials

    Metal

  • Category

    Transportation / Communication - Harness - Decoration - Cloud marble

  • Dimensions

    H. 10.0cm

  • Accession Number

    Bongwan 6972

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 has a post erected at the summit of its hexagonal pyramid with double sets of loops each to be hung with four or five decorative spangles.