Fitting: Curved fitting with jingles

Title

Fitting: Curved fitting with jingles

Identifier

2015.2.52

Subject

Ancient & Classical

Description

A bronze bow-shaped fitting; each arm of the fitting curves in a narrow arch terminating at a four-strap arch that jingles when the object is moved; the central section of the fitting is hollow and is decorated with an empty cell possibly once containing a colored inlay.

Format

Bronze
Bronze
13 3/4" L x 1 1/4" H x 1 1/4" D

Date

1300-1000 BCE

Files

2015.2.52.jpg

Citation

“Fitting: Curved fitting with jingles,” Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum at Miami University, accessed May 3, 2024, https://miamiuniversityartmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/1165.