Bit end, two Beasts gripping rim of circle; harness ring of circular shape, decorated with lions in profile relief on either side and probably an ibex head (now lost) at top; incised lines indicate paws and mane of lions, but otherwise undecorated; at top, on back, is a loop for attaching ring to a strap; head of right beast broken off at neck, but extant

Bit End, 899-400 BCE

Unknown artist, expand_more

Bronzeexpand_more

Bequest of Alfred F. Pillsburyexpand_more  50.46.410

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Bit end, two Beasts gripping rim of circle; harness ring of circular shape, decorated with lions in profile relief on either side and probably an ibex head (now lost) at top; incised lines indicate paws and mane of lions, but otherwise undecorated; at top, on back, is a loop for attaching ring to a strap; head of right beast broken off at neck, but extant