A LURISTAN BRONZE HORSE BIT
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
Each cheekpiece in the form of a winged deer with large curved horns, two fallen animals below its hooves and horned face beneath its stomach, rosette incised on its rump, the connecting crossbar with scrolled terminals
8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm.) wide
A LURISTAN BRONZE HORSE BIT
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
Each cheekpiece in the form of a winged deer with large curved horns, two fallen animals below its hooves and horned face beneath its stomach, rosette incised on its rump, the connecting crossbar with scrolled terminals
8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm.) wide