Curb Bit

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron alloy
Dimensions: H. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm); W. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 0.9 oz. (1386.3 g)
Culture: German, Saxony, possibly Dresden
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Equestrian Equipment-Bits
Dated: ca. 1550
Pixels: 2667 × 4000
SHA-256: 76027048e51fa1c4…
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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. ca. 1550. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.