Metal ornament of a cart
Location Karakorum
Dating 13th-14th cent.
Epoch Mongolian empire
Material Cast iron
Technique Cast
Description
Iron dome-shaped ornament. It has a base decorated with eight lotus petals. Cast iron ornaments in the shape of flowers were nailed to the wood of wagons with iron nails. This tradition continued well beyond the time of the Mongol Empire.
3D Visualisation
3D Model: H. Rohland
Images: H. Rohland