Title: Snaffle Bit
Object type: Bit
Date: ca. 1600
Culture: German
Medium: Iron alloy, tin
Dimensions: H. 5 in. (12.7 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); Wt. 15.3 oz. (433.7 g)
Classification: Equestrian Equipment-Bits
Credit line: Gift of Stephen V. Grancsay, 1942
Geography: Country of Origin    Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY