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LOT 0853
Luristan Horse-Bit with Geometric Design
13TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
7 7/8 in. (605 grams, 20 cm).
A copper-alloy horse bit composed of a round-section bar with coiled ends and two free-moving openwork geometric cheek pieces.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 32.161.25a–e, for this type of cheekpiece, with design variation.
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