IRON AGE CELTIC HORSE BIT AND CHEEK-PIECES 2nd-3rd century BC A two-part bronze horse bit assemblage, each cheek-piece formed as a round-section bar with expanding ends and projecting loop below; the bit formed as two interlocking rings and hexagonal-section shafts with rows of integral projecting knops. 878 grams, 30cm (11 1/2"). Very fine condition. Provenance From a private collection, acquired in the 1950s. Literature Similar to the Galatian bronze horse bit from the Hidirsihlar tumulus, Bolu, now in Istanbul Archaeological Museum. Footnotes The Galatians were a part of the great Celtic migration which invaded Macedon, led by Brennus. The original Celts who settled in Galatia came through Thrace under the leadership of Leotarios and Leonnorios around 270 BC.
IRON AGE CELTIC HORSE BIT AND CHEEK-PIECES 2nd-3rd century BC A two-part bronze horse bit assemblage, each cheek-piece formed as a round-section bar with expanding ends and projecting loop below; the bit formed as two interlocking rings and hexagonal-section shafts with rows of integral projecting knops. 878 grams, 30cm (11 1/2"). Very fine condition. Provenance From a private collection, acquired in the 1950s. Literature Similar to the Galatian bronze horse bit from the Hidirsihlar tumulus, Bolu, now in Istanbul Archaeological Museum. Footnotes The Galatians were a part of the great Celtic migration which invaded Macedon, led by Brennus. The original Celts who settled in Galatia came through Thrace under the leadership of Leotarios and Leonnorios around 270 BC.
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