Horse bit cheekpiece in form of a striding horse
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: 3 1/2 × 5 1/4 × 11/16 in. (8.9 × 13.3 × 1.7 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Equestrian
Geography:      Iran, probably from Luristan 
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1956
Accession year: 1956
Tags: Horses