Riding EquipmentIranian7th century BCE
Rein Ring with Mouflon Head and Two Confronted Felines
7th century BCE
Dimensions
6.8 x 7.8 x 3 cm (2 11/16 x 3 1/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Provenance
Private Collection, Boston, (by 1931), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1931.
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