Snaffle Bit
Unknown Artist
8th century BCE
Medium
Copper alloy (bronze)
Dimensions
H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); Wt. 8.4 oz. (238.1 g)
Classification
Equestrian Equipment-Bits
Culture
Villanovan, possibly Bologna
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Stephen V. Grancsay, 1942
Accession Number
42.50.495