About the Artwork
Horse Bit with Cheekpieces in Form of Human-Headed Bulls
750 - 650 BCE
----------
----------
Iranian
Luristan
Bronze
Overall: 3 3/8 × 7 5/8 × 4 inches (8.6 × 19.4 × 10.2 cm)
Metalwork
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Irving F. Burton
66.35
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
------
Provenance
Dr. and Mrs. Irving F. Burton (Huntington Woods, Michigan, USA)
1966-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
For more information on provenance and its important function in the museum, please visit:
Provenance pageExhibition History
Please note: This section is empty
The exhibition history of a number of objects in our collection only begins after their acquisition by the museum, and may reflect an incomplete record.
We welcome your feedback for correction and/or improvement.
Suggest FeedbackPublished References
Bulletin of the DIA 47, no. 2 (1968): pp. 30-35 (ill.).
Image and Artifact: Ancient Art from the Detroit Institute of Arts. Exh. cat., DIA Statewide Services Travelling Exhibition. Detroit, February 5, 1984 - December 16, 1985, cat. no. 11.
Kindly share your feedback or any additional information, as this record is still a work in progress and may need further refinement.
Suggest FeedbackCatalogue Raisoneé
Please note: This section is empty
Credit Line for Reproduction
Luristan, Iranian, Horse Bit with Cheekpieces in Form of Human-Headed Bulls, 750 - 650 BCE, bronze. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Irving F. Burton, 66.35.
Feedback
We regularly update our object record as new research and findings emerge, and we welcome your feedback for correction or improvement.
Suggest Feedback