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LOT 801
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BRONZE AGE - LURISTAN HORSE BIT
(730 grams, 20 cm rod width, horse size 13cm x 10 cm.).
(730 grams, 20 cm rod width, horse size 13cm x 10 cm.).
Circa 2nd millenium BC, A bronze horse-bit comprising a square-section bar with loop terminals. The cheek pieces cast in the form of horses, with long tails and reins depicted and having two loops at the top.
LITERATURE:
See L. Legrain, Luristan Bronzes in the University Museum, pl. XX, etc.
