Richter, Gisela Marie Augusta, 1882-1972, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) · New York [The Gilliss Press] · leaf 473
holes along the edge for the attachment of thelining. It is finely modelled according to na-ture, both the calf and the knee-cap being in-dicated. A ridge runs down the middle in front.Probably fifth century B.C. Height, i6| in. (41.5 cm.). Purchased in 1906.Perhaps found at Elis. Mentioned in the… … 1590 HORSES TRAPPINGS HORSE-BITS Horse Horse-bits (x«^os, frenum) were in use throughout classical times, bits an(j are mentioned as far back as Homer (Iliad XIX, 393). Two main types can be distinguished, (1) that consisting of a single bar, and (2) that con-sisting of twTo bars linked together.…
Bronzes · Art, Ancient
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