Saddle pommel plate - figures of hunters , MET

 Salvete Omnes,

a quick entry - Pommel plate from a saddle MET DP273591. 
The MET describes this pommel plate as Mongolian (Central or Western Asian) or Tibetan (13th-15th ceentury/ XIII-XV century). 

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a close up clearly shows two mounted warrior, archer executing a Parthian shot and a lancer handling his lance in the two-handed manner, with a tiger or panther in between. 

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J. Hoefnagel - la gineta lancers from Jerez de la Frontera

Salvete Omnes,

1560s Jerez de la Frontera by Anthonis van den Wijngaerde

 a short entry on this May day - from Jerez de la Frontera in Spanish Kingdom.
 Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1601AD) was a Flemish artist and frequent traveler in the XVI century. 

He drew and printed many so called map (topographical) views of the cities of his era. 

In these maps he recorded images of riders in various poses and actions - like these two lancers with the adarga shields on the Jerez de la Frontera's views.

they seem to be dressed in  Morisco style, or at least they are wearing a Morisco headgear, while horses' bridles are adorned with large feathers.  

the pursuing lancer has a sabre while the pursued a sword

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They are riding in the la jineta/a la gineta style

horses wear ornate halzbants with horse tugs in the Turkish style

Italian ecuyer and equestrian researcher Giovanni Batista Tomassini wrote this article about a la brida y a la jineta/gineta styles of riding in the XVI century.

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