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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.
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Title: Bronze bit
Period: Late Classical or Hellenistic
Date: 4th–3rd century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Other: 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.2075
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