Horse bit

Museum number:
9-16883
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3776
Description:
Horse bit; rigid mouthpiece is square in cross-section; ends are flattened and curled inwards, L. side once and right side twice. Cheek pieces in form of sub-rectangular plaque in shape of horse, worked on both sides. Horses have short manes, eyes, ears and a bell hanging from the neck. 2 loops on each to hold cheek straps. 4 studs on inside of each cheek piece. Brown patina w/green encrusted patina in areas of less wear. Probably ceremonial or votive in function. W. 14.0 cm; Cheek piece L. 12.5 cm; Ht. 7.6 cm.
Donor:
Bruno A. Schiro and Mary R. Schiro
Collection place:
Iran (Persia)
Verbatim coll. place:
Iran, early 1st millennium BC
Collector:
Bruno A. Schiro and Mary R. Schiro
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Bits (bridle components)
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 208 millimeters, width 128 millimeters, and length 70 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Horse bit, accession number 9-16883, described as Horse bit; rigid mouthpiece is square in cross-section; ends are flattened and curled inwards, L. side once and right side twice. Cheek pieces in form of sub-rectangular plaque in shape of horse, worked on both sides. Horses have short manes, eyes, ears and a bell hanging from the neck. 2 loops on each to hold cheek straps. 4 studs on inside of each cheek piece. Brown patina w/green encrusted patina in areas of less wear. Probably ceremonial or votive in function. W. 14.0 cm; Cheek piece L. 12.5 cm; Ht. 7.6 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Horse bit, accession number 9-16883, described as Horse bit; rigid mouthpiece is square in cross-section; ends are flattened and curled inwards, L. side once and right side twice. Cheek pieces in form of sub-rectangular plaque in shape of horse, worked on both sides. Horses have short manes, eyes, ears and a bell hanging from the neck. 2 loops on each to hold cheek straps. 4 studs on inside of each cheek piece. Brown patina w/green encrusted patina in areas of less wear. Probably ceremonial or votive in function. W. 14.0 cm; Cheek piece L. 12.5 cm; Ht. 7.6 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Horse bit, accession number 9-16883, described as Horse bit; rigid mouthpiece is square in cross-section; ends are flattened and curled inwards, L. side once and right side twice. Cheek pieces in form of sub-rectangular plaque in shape of horse, worked on both sides. Horses have short manes, eyes, ears and a bell hanging from the neck. 2 loops on each to hold cheek straps. 4 studs on inside of each cheek piece. Brown patina w/green encrusted patina in areas of less wear. Probably ceremonial or votive in function. W. 14.0 cm; Cheek piece L. 12.5 cm; Ht. 7.6 cm.

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