Artifacts
Saddle: The horsemanship of the Mongols is legendary and the saddle symbolized the skill, honor and power of its user.
Basin: This lavishly decorated and beautiful basin demonstrates the skill and artistic beauty of The Mongols. This disproves the misconception that the Mongols were a rabble of illiterate peasants with no culture, for this basin demonstrates their culture and wealth.
This bowl discovered in Iran demonstrates the lavish beauty and standard of the work o Mongol craftsmen. It also demonstrates the wealth of The Mongols and the sheer size of The Mongol Empire because it was discovered hundreds of miles away from Mongolia in Iran.
This metal plaque that functioned as a passport in Mongolian times could have functioned as a patent of office. This tells us the Mongols were an organized, expansive and organized Empire rich in culture.