The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 26, 2023

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.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1961.33

Location

102A Ancient Near East

Description

Three-figure cheek pieces like this one are extremely rare. They are are elegantly designed, well-cast examples of their kind.

Provenance
Mrs. Christian R. Holmes
Mozzaffar Cohen, Paris
Mrs. Christian R. Holmes; Mozaffar Cohen, Paris
Citations
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 11 archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 11 archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 4 archive.org
Kathman, Barbara A. A Cleveland Bestiary. Cleveland, OH; Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981. Reproduced: p. 19; Mentioned: p. 16, p. 60
Exhibition history

Year in Review (1961). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1-26, 1961).

A Cleveland Bestiary. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 15-December 16, 1981).

Images of the Mind. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 7-August 30, 1987).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1961.33