Horse bit with attached cheekpieces
Object type: Horse bit
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Achaemenid
Period: Achaemenid
Date: ca. 6th–4th century BCE
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 9 15/16 × 9 1/4 × 1 5/16 in. (25.2 × 23.5 × 3.4 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Equestrian
Geography:      Iran  Persepolis
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1948
Accession year: 1948