Cheekpieces from a Horse Bit
Cheekpieces from a Horse Bit
Place of OriginLuristan
Date800-650 BCE
Dimensions2 13/16 x 2 5/8 in.
MediumBronze
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Georges Henri Riviere
Object number
1931.76B
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
about 2400 - 2000 BCE
200-100 BCE
7th century BCE or later
2nd-1st century B.C.E.
2nd-1st century B.C.E.
Late 6th-5th century BCE
Perhaps second century
Late 6th through 5th centuries BCE
6th-5th century BCE
Whole/Part
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