Horse bit with cheekpieces in form of a sphinx
Object type: Horse bit
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Iran
Period: Iron Age
Date: 1st millennium BCE
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 4.25 in. (10.8 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Equestrian
Geography:      Western Iran 
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1970
Accession year: 1970
Tags: Sphinx