Horse Bit with Cheekpieces in the Form of Winged Sphinxes
1100 BCE - 700 BCE
3 15/16 x 3 15/16 x 7 5/16 in. (10 x 10 x 18.5 cm)
Iranian artist
Iran
Iranian, made in Lorestan
Object Type:
Metalwork
Medium and Support:
Bronze
Credit Line:
R. T. Miller Fund
Accession Number:
1948.39
Location: Currently on view
Provenance
E. S. David, Long Island City, NY (dealer); purchased from him by the Gallery in 1948
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Article Scope: Reproduction only.
Rochester Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester Handbook.
Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 1961.
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