Freiner peu. Culture : Thraces ou celtiques. Dimensions : H. 6 1/4 in. (15,9 cm) ; W. 4 1/4 in. (10,8 cm) ; WT. 11.4 oz. (323,2 g). Date : 2e-1e siècle av. J.-C.. Le porte-parole de ce bit consiste en deux en forme de fuseau liens définis dans le milieu. Ils sont reliés de chaque côté pour les pièces jointes en forme de lyre pour la bride's cheekpieces (brisés). Les deux shanks, d'où pendent des crochets pour les rênes, sont reliés par une barre horizontale agissant comme un trottoir. La bordure bar auriez appuyé sur le menton du cheval quand rênes étaient tirés en arrière. Les grands éléments en forme de lyre a contribué à indiquer la direction de la

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Curb Bit. Culture: Thracian or Celtic. Dimensions: H. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Wt. 11.4 oz. (323.2 g). Date: 2nd-1st century B.C.. The mouthpiece of this bit consists in two spindle-shaped links articulated in the middle. They are connected on either side to lyre-shaped attachments for the bridle's cheekpieces (partly broken). The two shanks, from which hooks hang for the reins, are connected by a horizontal bar acting as a curb. The curb bar would have pressed the horse's chin when reins were pulled back. The large lyre-shaped elements helped indicate the direction to the horse and held the bit in place in the mouth. The shape of these cheekpieces, as well as the rein hooks, are inspired from Hellenistic Greek and Macedonian bits, from which they evolved. This object is also an example of the earliest type of curb bit to have been invented. It seems to have developed in the Balkans among Thracian and Scordisci (Eastern Celts) cultures between the 3rd and 1st century B.C.. These populations were known for their great equestrian skills, especially at war. Examples of these bits have also been occasionally found in some western Celtic burials dated of the 1st century B.C., but they mostly spread in Roman territories during the conquest, thanks to the Thracian and East Celtic cavalrymen incorporated in the army. Curb bits were actually an improvement in military technology, since they allowed riders to have very good control of their horses with only one hand, freeing the other for holding a weapon. Even if this bit is said to have been found in Florence, it has probably been made in the Balkans, and then brought to the Italian peninsula by a rider of Eastern origin. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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