Bit Boss
Unknown Artist
Bit bosses were ornamental elements decorating both sides of a horse bit. The decoration of this very popular kind of Italian bit boss imitates traditional Venetian filigree
Credit: Gift of Stephen V. Grancsay, 1942
Late 16th - early 17th century
Copper alloy, gold, iron
9.5cm
42.50.171
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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