WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE HORSE BIT WITH DEITIES HEADS ON WHEEL Ca. 1200 - 800 BC. A bronze horse bit featuring a central rod with both ends terminating in a 9-spoke wheel. Above each wheel is a pair of anthropomorphic heads with curling outward hair, a protruding nose, bulging eyes, and prominent lips. For similar see: The Louvre Museum, Main number: AO 20652. Size: 180mm x 120mm; Weight: 495g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.