Ca. 1800-600 BC A suite of bronze harness fittings comprising a snaffle bit and two cheek-pieces each with three rings to one face. The horse bridle bit featuring terminal rings in different sizes. The item is joined at the smaller rings; an unadorned bars extends from each side and splays out into a large terminal ring, through which the cheek pieces would have originally passed. This piece would have sat in the horse’s mouth attached to the reins giving the rider more control over the animal. A brown and green patination remains on the surface. Size: L:Set of 3: 148-163mm / W:15-32mm ; 260g Provenance: Private UK collection; from an old London collection formed in the 1980s.