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Horse bit cheekpiece in form of a winged, human-headed quadruped

Horse bit cheekpiece in form of a winged, human-headed quadruped

Horse bit cheekpiece in form of a winged, human-headed quadruped

-800–-700

Medium: Bronze alloy, traces of iron, lead
Dimensions: 5.51 x 5.24 in. (14 x 13.31 cm)
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Ancient West Asian Art

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animals

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