Archaic II
Bronze bit
Bits, normally of iron, are well attested in Archaic Cyprus. They have come to light in association with horse burials, notably at Salamis, but they may also have been placed in tombs by themselves. length 12 3/4in. (32.4cm)
Date
625 - 575 BC
Accession No.
74.51.5387
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 4772, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Richter, Gisela M. A. 1915. Greek, Etruscan and Roman Bronzes. no. 1600, pp. 426, 428, New York: Gilliss Press.McClees, Helen and Christine Alexander. 1933. The Daily Life of the Greeks and Romans: As Illustrated in the Classical Collections, 5th ed. p. 109, fig. 134, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.McClees, Helen and Christine Alexander. 1941. The Daily Life of the Greeks and Romans: As Illustrated in the Classical Collections, 6th ed. p. 109, fig. 134, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 285, pp. 174-5, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.