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Bridle bit
Bridle bit

Bridle bit

Date8th - 7th century B.C.
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
Villanovan
8th-7th century B.C.
Object number: 64.158
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700-400 B.C.
Object number: 2007.99
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700-400 B.C.E.
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700-400 B.C.E.
Object number: 2007.101
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700-400 B.C.E.
Object number: 2007.102
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700-400 B.C.E.
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