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SHM 20563 MMLur 131 C :: horse bit

Object description: Cast. Complete bit. Jointed mouthpiece like MMLur129 and 130, perhaps more slender. Slightly sloping cheekpieces have animal head terminals, with bridle cheekstrap loops rising above eyes like horns. Central hole for mouthpiece is only a slighter widening of bars. Rein-rings oval in shape.

Inventory number

SHM 20563 MMLur 131 C

Serie nummer

740

MM Lur

131

Object

horse bit

Country - Findspot

Iran : Asia

Place - Findspot

Luristan

Region - Findspot

Lorestan

Material

Bronze; Metal

Material, Swedish

Brons

Acquisition

Bought by Prof. Ture Arne in Iran in 1932

Description

Name - Acquired from

Arne, Ture J:son (1879-05-07 - 1965-08-02), archaeologist

Description: Ture Arne Johnson, born May 7, 1879 in Söderköping, died 2 August 1965, Swedish archaeologist.
PhD in Uppsala in 1914 with the thesis "La Suède et l'Orient, études sur les relations archéologiques de la Suède et de l'Orient pendant l'Age des Vikings". Arne's field of work was mainly the contacts between Scandinavia and the early Russia.
Source - http: collections.smvk.se
Source, Wikip. - is desc. by: sv.wikipedia.org
Source, Kulturnav - same as: kulturnav.org