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Cheek piece from a horse bit

Cheek piece from a horse bit
 700 BCE

Medium
bronze
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1933
© Public Domain
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
bronze
Measurements
13.8 × 3.7 × 13.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
Luristan, Iran
Accession Number
3482-D3
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1933
© Public Domain
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Cast figure of a winged ibex, walking right, set on a bar (ground-line), and with a large round hole through the centre of the body, the reverse with two loops and two projections. The beast's haunch is outlined with a chased band and the wings have internal detail, probably chased. It has a rope-twist formation as part of the tail.

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