Horse bit with cheekpieces in form of a horse
Object type: Horse bit
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Iran
Period: Iron Age
Date: ca. 8th–7th century BCE
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 5.12 in. (13 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Equestrian
Geography:      Iran, probably from Luristan 
Credit line: Cora Timken Burnett Collection of Persian Miniatures and Other Persian Art Objects, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
Accession year: 1957
Tags: Horses