拍品专文
For the horse bit see no. 60 in Merhav, et al, A Glimpse into the Past, The Joseph Ternbach Collection, Jerusalem, 1981
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A LURISTAN BRONZE HORSE-BIT
细节
A LURISTAN BRONZE HORSE-BIT
CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
With a jointed mouthpiece which passes through cheekpieces, and terminates in the form of a hand grasping the rein ring, 12 1/4in. (31.1cm.) long; together with a Luristan bronze whetstone terminal in the form of a ram's head, circa 8th century B.C., 2 3/4in. (6.9cm.) long (2)
CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
With a jointed mouthpiece which passes through cheekpieces, and terminates in the form of a hand grasping the rein ring, 12 1/4in. (31.1cm.) long; together with a Luristan bronze whetstone terminal in the form of a ram's head, circa 8th century B.C., 2 3/4in. (6.9cm.) long (2)