Cheekpiece from a horse bit with design of a pair of griffins in combat with an ibex
Date1000–650 BC
MediumBronze
Dimensions4 13/16 × 5 1/2 × 1 3/16 inches (12.2 × 14 × 3 cm)
CultureLuristan (Northwestern Iran)
PeriodIron Age II or III
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Herbert Gussman, Class of 1933
Terms
- Sculpture
- Bronze
- Wings
- Horns
- Goats
- Luristan
Object number2005.047.001
Collections
Ernesto González Jerez
ca. 1450-1000 BC
ca. 1450-1000 BC
450–550
