Saddle Pommel 7th–9th century China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Central Asia) The ferocious face seen on this saddle pommel would have protected the rider by warding off evil. Such imagery came out of South Asia, where similar kirtimukha figures adorned temple doors and were understood to devour time and, by implication, all Saddle Pommel 73307

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