Snaffle Bit
Object type: Bit
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Villanovan, possibly Bologna
Date: 8th century BCE
Medium: Copper alloy (bronze)
Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); Wt. 8.4 oz. (238.1 g)
Classification: Equestrian Equipment-Bits
Geography:  possibly Bologna     
Credit line: Gift of Stephen V. Grancsay, 1942
Accession year: 1942