Horse Bit
41-37-243
From: Inner Mongolia (uncertain) | Ordos
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 41-37-243 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Central Asian |
| Provenience | Inner Mongolia (uncertain) | Ordos |
| Period | Han Dynasty |
| Date Made | Han Dynasty |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Technique | Relief |
| 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 | 23.5 cm |
| Width | 5.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from William Mayer, 1941 |
| Other Number | N-1 - Other Number |
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