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Blinker from a horse harness
Near Eastern, Anatolian, Urartian
Iron Age
10th–9th century B.C.
Findspot: Anatolia (Eastern)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height x width: 16.5 x 9.5 cm (6 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Stevenson Smith Fund
Accession Number1981.83
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Animal-related
DescriptionA winged lion-centaur at a flying gallop shoots a bow at a beardless sphinx with wings splayed and frontal face protruding in unusually high relief.
Provenance1981, sold by Ronald and Noele Mele, Phoenix Gallery of Ancient Art, Westhampton Beach, NY, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 15, 1981)