Bronze bit

Unknown

4th–3rd century BCE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

This bit is of a distinctive type attested in Northern Greece and used for horses that are ridden rather than driven. Its most noteworthy occurrence is on the mount of Alexander of Macedon in the famous Alexander mosaic from the Casa del Fauno in Pompeii and now in the Archaeological Museum, Naples.

Artist

Unknown

Date

4th–3rd century BCE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Greek

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917