Cheekpiece of a horse bridle in the form of a mythical creature
Place of OriginIran
Dateapprox. 800-700 BCE
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsH. 7 in x W. 6 7/8 in x D. 1 1/8 in, H. 17.8 cm x W. 17.5 cm x D. 2.9 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60B17+
DepartmentWest Asian Art
ClassificationsMetal Arts
On View
On viewLocationGallery 7
More InformationA sphinx with horns and a predator’s head on its wing tip tramples a creature that resembles an antelope. The combination of different animal features is characteristic of Luristan bronzes. This cheekpiece would have been connected to its matching counterpart (now in the Louvre Museum in Paris) by a metal rod that passed through the circular hole.
Subject
- horse
- mythical animal
probably 1000-650 BCE
approx. 800-700 BCE
perhaps 800-700 BCE
approx. 1900-1960
approx. 800-700 BCE
800-600 BCE or 1900-1960
approx. 800-700 BCE
approx. 1700-1800
approx. 800-700 BCE
approx. 800-700 BCE
approx. 800-700 BCE
approx. 800-700 BCE