Curb Bit

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron alloy, gold
Dimensions: H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 12.3 oz. (802.3 g)
Culture: North Italian
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Equestrian Equipment-Bits
Dated: second half 16th century; 19th century
Pixels: 2857 × 4000
SHA-256: 6902eb1b73326dae…
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License, verbatimCC0

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Open Access, Creative Commons Zero (CC0). Flagged isPublicDomain=true in the museum's own record.

Curb Bit. second half 16th century; 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.