Horse bit cheekpiece in form of addorsed griffin heads
Object type: Horse bit cheekpiece
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Iran
Period: Iron Age III
Date: ca. 8th–7th century BCE
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 2.36 x 4.25 in. (5.99 x 10.8 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Equestrian
Geography:      Iran, probably from Luristan 
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1956
Accession year: 1956
Tags: Griffins