Bronze bit

Greek

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 161

This bit is of a distinctive type attested in Northern Greece and used for horses that are ridden rather than driven. Its most noteworthy occurrence is on the mount of Alexander of Macedon in the famous Alexander mosaic from the Casa del Fauno in Pompeii and now in the Archaeological Museum, Naples.

Bronze bit, Bronze, Greek

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Bronze bit, Bronze, Greek
Bronze bit, Bronze, Greek

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