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Horse Bit Cheekpiece
c. 700 BC
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Three-figure cheek pieces like this one are extremely rare. They are are elegantly designed, well-cast examples of their kind.
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Details
- Title: Horse Bit Cheekpiece
- Date Created: c. 700 BC
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 14.9 x 21.3 cm (5 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.)
- Provenance: Mrs. Christian R. Holmes, Mozzaffar Cohen, Paris, Mrs. Christian R. Holmes; Mozaffar Cohen, Paris
- Type: Metalwork
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1961.33
- Medium: bronze, cast and incised
- Department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Culture: Luristan, Iran, c. 700 BC
- Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Collection: Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number: 1961.33
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