13th-6th century BC. A bronze horse bit comprising a square-section bar with scrolled ends, two lateral cast panels, each a facing mythical beast in advancing pose on a hatched baseline, hooked wing to the back with radiating lobes and a loop between the crescent horns; mounted on a custom-made stand. See Legrain, L., Luristan Bronzes in the University Museum, Pennsylvania, 1934.6.05kg total, 16cm including stand (6 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market in the 2000s.