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Villanovan bronze horsebit VILLANOVAN BRONZE HORSEBIT

Bit with transverse iron bar and bronze openwork cheekpieces decorated with waterfowl and geometric designs extended by a stem curving upward.

Ex collection Dr. Henri Barbier, ca. 1935; Barbier-Mueller collection, Geneva, Switzerland.

8th Century BC

L. 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.)

BAPM07A
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