Riding EquipmentChinese16th-11th century BCE
Chariot Rein-Guide (?) with Decoration of Two Birds and with Ends Terminating in Round Bells
16th-11th century BCE
Dimensions
H. 9.3 × L. 30.8 × W. 5.1 cm (3 11/16 × 12 1/8 × 2 in.)
Related Artworks
View MoreRiding Equipment
Cylindrical Chariot Pole End-Cap (One of a Pair)
Unknown Artist, 5th-3rd century BCE
Cast bronze with silver inlay
5th-3rd century BCEChineseRiding Equipment
Ceremonial Stirrup (Abumi) with Weeping Cherry Decor
Unknown Artist, Late Edo period, early to mid 19th century
Kaga inlay work: iron with decoration inlaid in sahari (an alloy of copper, tin, and lead); interiors lined with lacquer
19th centuryJapaneseRiding Equipment
Moon-shaped Pendant (Lunula)
Unknown Artist
Lead
Byzantine
Riding Equipment
Yoke ornament, from the chariot burial at Somme-Tourbe
“La Bouvandeau” (Marne)
Unknown Artist, 4th century BCE
Bronze
4th century BCERiding Equipment
Cheek Piece for a Bridle Depicting a Mouflon
Unknown Artist, 10th-8th century BCE
Bronze
10th-8th century BCEIranianRiding Equipment
Roundel: Bear
Unknown Artist, 300-100 BCE
Leaded bronze, mercury gilded
3rd-2nd century BCEChineseRiding Equipment
Cheek Piece for a Bridle in the Form of a Mouflon
Unknown Artist, 9th-8th century BCE
Bronze
9th-8th century BCEIranianRiding Equipment
Yoke ornament, from the chariot burial at Somme-Tourbe
“La Bouvandeau” (Marne)
Unknown Artist, 4th century BCE
Bronze
4th century BCERiding Equipment
Attachment with a Bovine Head
Unknown Artist, 3rd-2nd century BCE
Leaded bronze
3rd-2nd century BCEGreekRiding Equipment
Chariot Rein-Guide (?) with Ends Terminating in the Form of Animal Heads
Unknown Artist, 16th cent. BCE - 11th cent. BCE
Bronze with turquoise inlay
16th-11th century BCEChineseRiding Equipment
One of Two Parts of an Iron Bit
Unknown Artist
Iron
Riding Equipment
Part of a Snaffle
Unknown Artist, late 6th-early 3rd century BCE
Leaded bronze
6th-3rd century BCEEtruscan