Horse Gear
Cheek piece
| Object Number: | 30-38-16 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Iran Luristan Province |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Bronze |
| Iconography: | Horse? Bull? |
| Length: | 9.5 cm |
| Width: | 8.8 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Arthur Upham Pope, 1930 |
Description
Horse or bull (?) passant. with head stall and halter. Trimmed mane. Long tail. Rings but no spikes.
Legrain publication: "Bronze cheek piece of a horse-bit. The figure of the horse is heavy. The short head seems to wear a head-stall and a halter. The mane is trimmed,. but the tail long. There are rings but no spikes. The hole for the bit is cut across the shoulders. 95 x 88 mm.
Ackerman: Gallery V, Panel 1, Object L-Bit Plaque.
Horse walking, apparently wearing head-stall and halter; on legs, rings. L. 5 5/8 in
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Ackerman, Phyllis. Apr 1940. Guide to the Exhibition of Persian Art.. New York. The American Printing Company of New York. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 93, Object L | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Legrain, Leon. 1934. Luristan Bronzes in the university museum.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 18/ Pl. XX, 55 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] 1934. "Catalogue". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. Volume Supplement. no. 1934. pg. 12-20 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pl. XX, fig. 55 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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