BIRD BIT - Luristan, Iran - Iron Age I or II, 9th - 7th centuries BC

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BIRD BIT - Luristan, Iran - Iron Age I or II, 9th - 7th centuries BC

Name: BIRD BIT - Luristan, Iran - Iron Age I or II, 9th - 7th centuries BC
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: 7WQ1NK501I
Price: 2000 EUR
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Period 16th century and older

Style Other style

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BIRD BIT
Luristan, Iran
Iron Age I or II, 9th - 7th centuries BC
Bronze
H.: 5; Long. psalia: 11 cm

This tripartite bronze bit with a green-brown patina is composed of two psalia animated by two pairs of bird protomes – probably eagles – facing each other. They each have a ring at the neck which allows the reins of the mount's harness to be passed through. A crossbar, called the barrel, with ends hemmed in an inverted manner, is rigid and square in section.

Origin :
Former private collection acquired in the 1960s, Paris.

Bibliography:

A similar copy is kept at the Louvre Museum under the number AO 20511.
A similar psalia is held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art under reference 56.42.2.

Ref. : 4313

Ref: 7WQ1NK501I

Additional Information

Condition	Very good
Style	Other style (Objects of curiosity of Other style Style)
Period	16th century and older (Objects of curiosity 16th century and older)
Country of origin	Iran