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LOT 0528
Villanovan Bronze Horse Bit
IRON AGE, CIRCA 8TH CENTURY B.C.
10 1/2 in. (280 grams, 26.9 cm).
A snaffle bit with a loop at each outer end with ferrous remains and a three-lobed strap junction attached to the straight mouth bars. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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