Publication Date
Fourteenth century AD
Publication Place
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National Archaeological Museum
Subject
Brass, leather, silk, silver thread, enamel.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الطول: 35.5 سم؛ العرض: 2.8 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
51004
Record ID
object;ISL;es;Mus01;22;ar
Library Location
National Archaeological Museum
Date
Fourteenth century AD
Notes
This decorative fragment consists of a three-piece mount of rectangular cross-section, hollowed out in order to pass through a leather belt. The first piece is decorated with dotted palmettes; The second has three circles; Finally, the third element, of larger dimensions in order to form the tip, ends above a logo engraved within a circle and palmettes. From the pointed end, decorated with stylized floral decoration, hang a huge tunic and robes of dark blue silk, arranged in three bundles. The inside of the emblem, similar to the emblems of the Nasrid kings, was decorated with blue enamel. Because of their connotation of aristocratic opulence, emblems of this type were well received during the Nasrid period; This fragment is all that remains of the complete bridle that was lost around 1934, and of which we only have photographs. The piece was known under the name “The Bridle of the Bride of Siron,” in reference to an event that occurred in the mid-fifteenth century. Forty Christian knights from Lorca (Murcia) decided to perform a heroic act for the sake of glory; They entered into a battle against a group of twelve Muslims who were going from Cerrón (Almeria) towards Baeza (Granada), where they were going to celebrate the marriage of a girl to the city leader. The men assigned to protect the bride fled, but the attackers returned the bride to her family. In gratitude, the girl presented their leader, Diego Lopez de Guevara, with a jewel of gold and precious stones, as well as the bridle of the mule she was riding. This novel remains an echo of the chivalric feel of Christian mythology at the end of the Middle Ages.
Sample Text
Ángela Franco “Ksara Bridle” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;es;Mus01;22;ar
