Horse bit cheekpiece in form of a winged, human-headed quadruped
Unknown Artist
ca. 8th century BCE
Medium
Bronze alloy, traces of iron, lead
Dimensions
5.51 x 5.24 in. (14 x 13.31 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Equestrian
Culture & Period
Iran · Iron Age
Department
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1988
Accession Number
1988.102.25
Tags
Animals