File:Mongolsaddle.jpg

A 13th-century Mongol saddle cover from the Hermitage Museum

http://hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/12/b2003/hm12_3_1_7.html

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• The image in question is used in the context of the article Cavalry tactics to illustrate a Mongol saddle cover. Since the owner of the object probably does not allow for the material to be photographed, it is assumed that the image is not replaceable.

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