Harness Trapping in the Shape of a Horse

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Harness Trapping in the Shape of a Horse

Unknown, Villanovan, 9th-8th century B.C.
Tools and Equipment; horse trappings
Bronze
4 5/8 × 5 9/16 × 1/4 in. (11.75 × 14.13 × 0.64 cm)
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation (M.76.97.596)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Mitten, David Gordon  and Suzannah F. Doeringer.  Master Bronzes from the Classical World. Cambridge, MA: Fogg Art Museum, 1967.
  • Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics, and Seals: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern, Central Asiatic, and European Art.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.