Pair of Bit Bosses

Unknown Artist

ca. 1600

Pair of Bit Bosses by Unknown Artist

Medium

Copper alloy, gold, enamel

Dimensions

20.151.13; Diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Wt. 1.7 oz. (48.2 g); 20.151.14; Diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Wt. 1.6 oz. (45.4 g)

Classification

Equestrian Equipment-Bits

Culture

Italian, possibly Venice

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1920

Accession Number

20.151.13–.14

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