Horse Bit

41-37-244

From: Inner Mongolia (uncertain) | Ordos

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 41-37-244
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Central Asian
Provenience Inner Mongolia (uncertain) | Ordos
Period Han Dynasty
Date Made 100 BCE - 100 CE
Section Asian
Materials Bronze
Description

Horse bit. Bronze. Two bars connected by interlocking loops. Large rein-loops decorated with design in relief almost entirely obscured with rough green patina and red earth incrustations.

Length 23.2 cm
Width 5.3 cm
Credit Line Purchased from William Mayer, 1941
Other Number N-2 - Other Number

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