Horse bit with cheekpieces in form of a horse
Unknown Artist
ca. 8th–7th century BCE
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
5.12 in. (13 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Equestrian
Culture & Period
Iran · Iron Age
Department
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Cora Timken Burnett Collection of Persian Miniatures and Other Persian Art Objects, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
Accession Number
57.51.40a–c
Tags
Horses