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CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
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A LURISTAN BRONZE HORSEBIT
CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
Each openwork rectangular cheek-piece cast in the form of the "Master of the Animals," the standing deity with birds on his legs and stags on his shoulders, a large circular perforation at the center through which passes the thick bit, square in section, with coiled ends
4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) high
CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
Each openwork rectangular cheek-piece cast in the form of the "Master of the Animals," the standing deity with birds on his legs and stags on his shoulders, a large circular perforation at the center through which passes the thick bit, square in section, with coiled ends
4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) high
Provenance
with Safani Gallery, New York, 1980s.