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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
Image Not Available for Meat Hook
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
Image Not Available for Bronze Horse Bit
Bronze Horse Bit
Chinese
221 B.C.-24 A.D.
Object number: 43.11
Horus
Horus
Egyptian
4th-3rd century B.C.
Object number: 43.17
Mirror: Maenad and Doe
Mirror: Maenad and Doe
Etruscan
ca. 470 B.C.
Object number: 48.23
Mirror with scene of the Judgment of Paris
Mirror with scene of the Judgment of Paris
Etruscan
4th - 3rd century B.C.
Object number: 48.36
Relief fragment: Virgin Mary With A Gesture Of Prayer
Relief fragment: Virgin Mary With A Gesture Of Prayer
Byzantine
10th-11th century
Object number: 58.45
Image Not Available for Vase Handle
Vase Handle
Roman
1st century
Object number: 53.49
Openwork Roundel in Trumpet Style
Openwork Roundel in Trumpet Style
Celtic
2nd century
Object number: 59.22
Openwork Roundel in Trumpet Style
Openwork Roundel in Trumpet Style
Celtic
Mid 2nd century
Object number: 59.23
The God Apis, Holy Bull of Memphis
The God Apis, Holy Bull of Memphis
Egyptian
6th century B.C.
Object number: 45.19
Image Not Available for Aryballos (oil flask) with Chain
Aryballos (oil flask) with Chain
Roman
2nd - 1st century B.C.
Object number: 50.71