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Bronze horse bit fitting Late Warring States
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Bronze horse bit fitting Late Warring States
Bronze horse bit fitting Late Warring States
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1344
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Bronze horse bit fitting Late Warring States (4th-3rd century BC)
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Bronze horse bit fitting Late Warring States
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BATEA : 1341
Simple name
bit fitting
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bronze; Warring States; horse; duck; fitting; handling; tomb; burial; China; BC:
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A bronze horse bit fitting of open rectangular form with two protruding duck's heads pointing outwards on the longer two sides. Each duck head has stylised feathers in relief, one has an upturned beak from which hangs a round ring, which was probably for leather traces.
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bronze
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good;The object was conserved by Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre in 2015
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greenish-bronze
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3.5cm high
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5.6cm wide, 12.5cm long
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4th-3rd century BC
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Late Warring States
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