Horse bit cheekpiece in form of a bird's head
Object type: Horse bit cheekpiece
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Scythian
Date: ca. 7th century BCE
Medium: Bone (red deer antler)
Dimensions: 7 3/16 in. × 1 in. × 3/8 in. (18.3 × 2.6 × 1 cm)
Classification: Ivory/Bone-Equestrian
Geography:      Iran 
Credit line: Gift of Khalil Rabenou, 1958
Accession year: 1958
Tags: Birds