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Source Description
The monsters on this pair of cheekpieces from a horse bit are felines with wings sprouting from their rumps. The heads of demons appear on their backs.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
77419
label
Pair of Cheekpieces in the Shape of Monsters
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.54 (54.116, 54.117)
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
77419
sourceUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.54 (54.116, 54.117)
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pair of Cheekpieces in the Shape of Monsters
description
The monsters on this pair of cheekpieces from a horse bit are felines with wings sprouting from their rumps. The heads of demons appear on their backs.
provenance
[Found in Nevahend, Persia (?)]; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
8th century BC (Iron Age)
citationUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.54 (54.116, 54.117)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
cheekpieces
bits (bridle components)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
11.5
height
11
depth
2
dimensionsRaw
54.116: 4 1/2 x 4 5/16 x 13/16 in. (11.5 x 11 x 2 cm);54.117: 4 1/2 x 3 13/16 x 11/16 in. (11.4 x 9.7 x 1.8 cm)
Source extras
med
cast bronze
creator_ids
6747
collection_ids
ANE
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
05a74a088f20d7be