Curb Bit

Unknown maker

Medium: Iron alloy, tin, copper alloy, gold
Dimensions: H. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); W. 8 in. (20.3 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 9.3 oz. (1170.8 g)
Culture: bit, West European; bosses, Italian
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Equestrian Equipment-Bits
Dated: bit, ca. 1700; bosses, late 16th–early 17th century
Pixels: 2857 × 4000
SHA-256: 16339ff39017c329…
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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. bit, ca. 1700; bosses, late 16th–early 17th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.