BRONZE BIT FEATURING WINGED IBEXES
BRONZE BIT FEATURING WINGED IBEXES
Luristan, early 1st millennium B.C.
A beautiful bit with a crossbar and plates in the shape of two winged ibexes depicted standing in profile on a base, their heads turned to the side, crowned with two diverging, curved, and striated horns. The wings and bodies are finely engraved with chevron patterns and dotted rosettes; the rump and back of the neck feature a loop.
Dimensions: 13.5 x 12 cm (plates)
Length: 21 cm (crossbar)
Provenance: Collection of Charles Gillet (1879–1972), then passed down through the family
A Luristan bronze horsebit with ibexes,
Early 1st millennium B.C.
BRONZE BIT FEATURING WINGED IBEXES
Luristan, early 1st millennium B.C.
A beautiful bit with a crossbar and plates in the shape of two winged ibexes depicted standing in profile on a base, their heads turned to the side, crowned with two diverging, curved, and striated horns. The wings and bodies are finely engraved with chevron patterns and dotted rosettes; the rump and back of the neck feature a loop.
Dimensions: 13.5 x 12 cm (plates)
Length: 21 cm (crossbar)
Provenance: Collection of Charles Gillet (1879–1972), then passed down through the family
A Luristan bronze horsebit with ibexes,
Early 1st millennium B.C.
