BRONZE AGE BRONZE HORSE BIT WITH HORSE-SHAPED CHEEKPIECES Ca. 1000 - 900 BC. A bronze horse bit formed of a straight bar with curled ends, connecting two openwork cheek pieces cast in the form of stylised horses. Each animal is detailed with large circular eyes, erect ears, and ridged manes, and stands on an integral flat base. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 20677, Antiquities, Lot 54. Size: 190mm x 90mm; Weight: 515g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.