Title: Snaffle Bit
Object type: Bit
Date: 4th–5th century
Culture: Italian, Lombardy
Medium: Copper alloy (bronze), iron alloy
Dimensions: W. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm); Wt. 7.9 oz. (224 g)
Classification: Equestrian Equipment-Bits
Credit line: Gift of Stephen V. Grancsay, 1942
Geography: Excavated in Lodi Vecchio   Italy      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY