id:			136839
accession number:	1961.33
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1961.33
updated:		2023-08-25 11:18:40.935000

Horse Bit Cheekpiece , c. 700 BC. Luristan, Iran, c. 700 BC. Bronze, cast and incised; overall: 14.9 x 21.3 cm (5 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1961.33

title:				Horse Bit Cheekpiece 
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creation date:			c. 700 BC
creation date earliest:		-725
creation date latest:		-675
current location:		102A Ancient Near East
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Luristan, Iran, c. 700 BC
technique:	bronze, cast and incised
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Near Eastern Art
type:		Metalwork
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 14.9 x 21.3 cm (5 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1961)
	opening date:   1961-11-01T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1961)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1-26, 1961).

	title:		A Cleveland Bestiary
	opening date:   1981-10-15T04:00:00
	<i>A Cleveland Bestiary</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 15-December 16, 1981).

	title:		Images of the Mind
	opening date:   1987-07-07T04:00:00
	<i>Images of the Mind</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 7-August 30, 1987).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Christian R. Holmes
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	Mozzaffar Cohen, Paris
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	Mrs. Christian R. Holmes; Mozaffar Cohen, Paris
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wall description:
Three-figure cheek pieces like this one are extremely rare. They are are elegantly designed, well-cast examples of their kind.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 11
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n35

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 11
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n33

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 4
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n24

	Kathman, Barbara A. <em>A Cleveland Bestiary</em>. Cleveland, OH; Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 19; Mentioned: p. 16, p. 60
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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1961.33/1961.33_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1961.33/1961.33_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1961.33/1961.33_full.tif