Horse bit cheekpiece in form of a winged, human-headed quadruped
Object type: Horse bit cheekpiece
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Iran
Period: Iron Age
Date: ca. 8th century BCE
Medium: Bronze alloy, traces of iron, lead
Dimensions: 5.51 x 5.24 in. (14 x 13.31 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Equestrian
Geography:      Iran, probably from Luristan 
Credit line: Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1988
Accession year: 1988
Tags: Animals