Photograph
ca. 1931 (photographed)
A mounted and labelled black and white photograph of a metal bridle bit with cheek-plaques each with a man struggling with lions.
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Materials and techniques | Gelatin silver print |
Brief description | Photograph of a Persian bronze bridle bit ornamented with forms of lions and men, gelatin silver print, ca. 1931 |
Physical description | A mounted and labelled black and white photograph of a metal bridle bit with cheek-plaques each with a man struggling with lions. |
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Object history | This is a photograph of an object exhibited in the Exhibition of Persian Art, Royal Academy of Art, London, 1931 |
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Accession number | 5234-1931 |
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Record created | September 18, 2019 |
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