Riding EquipmentItalic8th-7th century BCE
Horse-Shaped Cheek Pieces with Bridle Bit and Rings
8th-7th century BCE
Dimensions
7.5 x 12.3 x 1.8 cm (2 15/16 x 4 13/16 x 11/16 in.)
Provenance
Norbert Schimmel collection, (by 1965), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1975.
Related Artworks
View MoreRiding Equipment
Baluster-Shaped Chariot Pole End-Cap (One of a Pair)
Unknown Artist, 5th-3rd century BCE
Cast bronze with gold and silver inlay and with yellow and blue glass 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
Bronze Horse Bit
Unknown Artist
Bronze
FrenchRiding Equipment
Bridle Trapping
Unknown Artist, 6th-3rd century BCE or modern
Leaded bronze
6th-3rd century BCEItalicRiding Equipment
Bronze Horse Bit
Unknown Artist, 17th century
Bronze
17th centuryBelgianRiding Equipment
Finial in the Form of 'Taotie' (one of two)
Unknown Artist, 11th-8th century BCE
Bronze
11th-8th century BCEChineseRiding 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
Bridle Trapping
Unknown Artist, 6th-3rd century BCE
Leaded bronze
6th-3rd century BCEItalicRiding Equipment
Horse-Shaped Cheek Pieces with Bridle Bit and Rings
Unknown Artist, 8th-7th century BCE
Bronze
8th-7th century BCEItalicRiding Equipment
Chariot Axle Head or End-Cap (One of a Pair)
Unknown Artist, 206 BCE - 220 CE
Gilt bronze
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseRiding Equipment
Cylindrical Chariot Pole End-Cap (one of a pair)
Unknown Artist, 5th-3rd century BCE
Bronze with gold and silver inlay
5th-3rd century BCEChineseRiding Equipment
Baluster-Shaped, Faceted Chariot Pole End-Cap (One of a Pair)
Unknown Artist, 5th-3rd century BCE
Cast bronze with silver inlay
5th-3rd century BCEChinese