Horse bit with cheekpieces in form of a winged sphinx
Object type: Horse bit
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Iran
Period: Iron Age III
Date: ca. 8th–7th century BCE
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 4 13/16 × 9 11/16 × 4 11/16 in. (12.3 × 24.6 × 11.9 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Equestrian
Geography:      Iran, probably from Luristan 
Credit line: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1932
Accession year: 1932
Tags: Sphinx