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Bridle bit
Bridle bit

Bridle bit

Date8th - 7th century B.C.
Maker Villanovan
Object number63.158
Exhibition HistoryCambridge, Massachusetts, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Master Bronzes of the Classical World, December 4, 1967 - January 23, 1968, (12/4/1967-1/23/1968); City Art Museum of Saint Louis, 3/1/1968 - 4/13/1968; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5/8/1968-6/30/1968) Published ReferencesMitten, David Gordon and Suzannah F. Doeringer, Master Bronzes of the Classical World, 1967, catalogue 154, illustrated
Credit LineNorman and Amelia Davis Classical Collection
Dimensions5 9/16 x 5 x 7 3/8 in. (14.1 x 12.7 x 18.7 cm)
MediumBronze
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Meat Hook
Villanovan
8th-7th century B.C.
Object number: 64.158
Luristan horse-bit cheek plates
Luristan horse-bit cheek plates
Pre-Islamic
Object number: 48.40
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Bronze Horse Bit
Chinese
221 B.C.-24 A.D.
Object number: 43.11
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Fluted bronze bowl
Sasanian
8th-7th century B.C.
Object number: 65.129
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Peacock
Luristani
ca. 1000 B.C.
Object number: 40.101
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Foot from an Object: Youth with Bullock
Greco-Roman
Object number: 61.87
Image Not Available for Bracelet with animal head finials
Bracelet with animal head finials
Luristani (modern western Iran)
700-400 B.C.
Object number: 2007.98
Image Not Available for Bracelet with ram's head finials
Bracelet with ram's head finials
Luristani (modern western Iran)
700-400 B.C.
Object number: 2007.99
Image Not Available for Bracelet with ibex-head finials
Bracelet with ibex-head finials
Luristani (modern western Iran)
700-400 B.C.E.
Object number: 2007.100
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Miniture vessel or ornament
Luristani (modern western Iran)
700-400 B.C.E.
Object number: 2007.101
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Goblet
Luristani (modern western Iran)
700-400 B.C.E.
Object number: 2007.102
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Axe head
Luristani (modern western Iran)
700-400 B.C.E.
Object number: 2007.103