Horse Gear
Bit
| Object Number: | 30-38-44 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Middle East Galleries Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | Iran Luristan Province |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Bronze |
| Iconography: | Mountain Sheep |
| Height: | 9 cm |
| Length: | 19 cm |
| Width: | 10 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Arthur Upham Pope, 1930 |
| Other Number: | 0601 - Cast Number 0801 - Cast Number |
Description
Cheek piece representing a wild mountain sheep. Wild mountain sheep peasant head turned front. Powerful curved rugged horns. Short tails. Rings of spikes. Bit is rounded piece.
Bronze horse-bit. The cheek pieces are beautifully modelled, and a good nature study. They represent wild mountain sheep passant, head turned front. The details of horns, nose, muscles. legs and short tail are excellent. The bit is a straight piece. Rings and spikes as usual. Bit 185 x 8 mm. Sheep 90 x 90 mm."
Ackerman: Gallery II, Case 9, Object L-Bit with Cheek Plaques.
Mountain sheep, walking, head affronted. L. 5 1/8 in
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Middle East Galleries (21 Apr 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Article] Legrain, Leon. 1944. "The Babylonian Collection of the University Museum". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 10. no. 3-4. pg. 1-75 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 73 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Ackerman, Phyllis. Apr 1940. Guide to the Exhibition of Persian Art.. New York. The American Printing Company of New York. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 50, Object L | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Legrain, Leon. 1934. Luristan Bronzes in the university museum.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 18/ Pl. XVI, 54 - Pl. XIX, 54 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] 1934. "Catalogue". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. Volume Supplement. no. 1934. pg. 12-20 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pl. XVI, fig. 54; pl. XIX, fig. 54 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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