Snaffle Bit
Object type: Bit
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Germanic
Date: 9th–10th century
Medium: Iron alloy
Dimensions: H. 5 in. (12.7 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); Wt. 13.9 oz. (394.1 g)
Classification: Equestrian Equipment-Bits
Geography:  Aachen     
Credit line: Gift of Stephen V. Grancsay, 1942
Accession year: 1942