Curb Bit

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron alloy, copper, silver, stone
Dimensions: H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 1.4 oz. (493.3 g)
Culture: Mexican
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Equestrian Equipment-Bits
Dated: first half 19th century
Pixels: 2583 × 4000
SHA-256: 7cac72158d7695c4…
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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. first half 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.