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Bridle ornament
Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Amanikhastashan
A.D. 62–85
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Length: 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.1062
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Animal-related
DescriptionThis rectangular bronze ornament is decorated in repoussé relief with a lion bounding to right, symbolizing Apedemak, the lion-headed war god of Meroe. It was once attached to a bridle for a royal horse.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Pyramid Beg. N. 18 (tomb of Queen Amanikhatashan). 1921: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession date: March 23, 1924)
(Accession date: March 23, 1924)