Cheekpieces from a Horse Bit
Cheekpieces from a Horse Bit
Place of OriginLuristan
Date800-650 BCE
DimensionsH: 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); W: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
MediumBronze.
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Georges Henri Riviere
Object number
1931.76A-B
Not on View
DescriptionIn the form of an ibex head with encircling horns and added wheel motif through which the ends of the bit passed.
800-650 BCE
800-650 BCE
750-650 BCE
Perhaps 2nd century
about 2400 - 2000 BCE
200-100 BCE
Probably second quarter of the first century
2nd-1st century B.C.E.
2nd-1st century B.C.E.
Perhaps second century
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