Horse bit cheekpiece in form of a horse
Unknown Artist
ca. 8th–7th century BCE
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
3.62 x 5.51 in. (9.19 x 14 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Equestrian
Culture & Period
Iran · Iron Age III
Department
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1988
Accession Number
1988.102.5
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Horses