Title: Snaffle Bit
Object type: Bit
Date: 9th–11th century
Culture: German
Medium: Iron alloy
Dimensions: W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); Wt. 4.8 oz. (136.1 g)
Classification: Equestrian Equipment-Bits
Credit line: Gift of Stephen V. Grancsay, 1942
Geography: Excavated in Dolkheim East Prussia  Poland      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY