Cheekpiece from a horse bit in the form of a winged sphinx
Date1000–650 BC
MediumBronze
Dimensions4 5/8 × 4 1/16 × 1 inches (11.7 × 10.3 × 2.5 cm)
CultureLuristan (Northwestern Iran)
PeriodIron Age II or III
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Herbert Gussman, Class of 1933
Terms
- Sculpture
- Bronze
- Luristan
Object number2005.047.003
Collections
50 - 100 A.D.
18th or 19th century
![Das Ohr der Sphinx [The Sphinx's Ear]](/internal/media/dispatcher/84438/thumbnail)
Joseph Oppenheimer
3rd–1st century BC