A horse muzzle-guard, from the Ancient Near East, 8th/7th century Bronze with a prominent central ridge and two long oval side cutouts for the horse's nostrils. Cracked, damaged, and with defects. Height: 24 cm. Very good metal retention. Dark brown to green patina. Axel Guttmann Collection (no inventory number). Rare piece of armour for a horse from the old Orient. Cf. a similar piece at the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte in Berlin. historic, historical, ancient world, ancient world, ancient times, object, objects, stills, clipping, cut out, cut-out, ,

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