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CATALOGUE OF BRONZES.

2873. MEDALLION, as before ; rings behind, to which are attached two pieces for fastening
the medallion to the cuirass. Diam. 4 in.

2874. MEDALLIONS, twenty-nine in number, plated with silver, and ornamented with raised
rings and a central knob ; sixteen of them have pendants attached resembling that of the last
but one (No. 2872). Diam. 2I to iy in. Ht. 5 to 4 in.

2875. BUCKLE from phalerae, forming the head and neck of a horned owl, in the round.
The feathers, eyes, beak and ears are inlaid with gold, and a ridge runs up the back of the
head. Ht. I~ in. 1891.

2876. BUCKLE from phalerae, forming a boar in relief, crouching down to 1. ; along his
back is a hogged mane. Length i|in. 1891.

IV. HORSES’ TRAPPINGS AND OTHER OBJECTS (2877-2910).

2877. HORSE’S MUZZLE (^ijaor avXwTo't), forrned of an open framework with moulded
ornaments and patterns ; on the highest part, a gilt rosette, and on the front, three ivory studs ;
the two side-pieces end above in swans’ heads (one lost), to which rings are attached for
fastening it over the head. Ht. 9 in. Castellani, 1873. Pernice, Gr. Pferdegeschirr (56tes
Winckelmantisfestpri), p. 13. One bar broken away.

2878. HORSE’S MUZZLE, as before. The lower part is solid, with heart-shaped holes and a
knob at the bottom ; on the front part is cut a pattern of volutes and oblong openings ; the
side-pieces rest on moulded bases. Ht. 9I in. Frorn Ruvo. Bequeathed by Sir W. Ternple,
1856. Pernice, Gr. Pferdegeschirr, p. 11 ; Smith, Dict. Antiqs, 3 i. p, 358 (both illustrations are
inaccurate).

2879. HORSE’S MUZZLE, as the last ; in the lower part, kidney-shaped openings ; no remains
of fastenings. One of the swans’ heads is broken off. Ht. 8in. From Ruvo. Bequeathed
by Sir W. Temple, 1856.

2880. PART OF SNAFFLE, with nine spikes in three rows, the middle row arranged so as to
alternate with those in the others. Ht. i{ in. Bequeathed by Miss Auldjo, 1859. On thc
identification of these objects, see Pernice, Gr. Pferdegeschirr ($6tes Winckelmannsfestpr.),
pls. 2, 3, p. 17 ; Friederichs, Kleinere Kunst, p. 247 ; Proc. Soc. Antiqs. 2nd. Ser. v. p. 12 ;
Furtwaengler in Olympia, iv. p. 195 ; and Schumacher, Bronzen zu Karlsruhe, p. 149.

2881. PART OF SNAFFLE, as the last ; worn. Ht. ii in. Comarmond Coll., 1851.

2882. PART OF SNAFFLE, as the last, but four spikes in each row. Ht. i|-in. Townclcy

Coll.

2883. PART OF SNAFFLE, as before, with twenty-one spikes, seven in each row. Diam.
1} in. Towneley Coll.

2884. PART OF SNAFFLE, as before ; eighteen spikes, six in each row. Ht. 1 in. Burgon
Coll.

2885. PART OF SNAFFLE, with eighteen spikes in three rows ; fim above and below ; rather
worn. Ht. i£ in. From sale at Arley Castle, Staffs., 1853.

2886. PART OF SNAFFLE, with eighteen spikes in threc rows, arranged so as to alternate ;

rim as last. Ht. 1 in. From sale at Arley Castle, 1853. Spikes worn and blunted.

2887. PART OF SNAFFLE, with fourteen spikes in two rows ; worn. Diam. ij in. From

Armento. Bequeathed by Sir W. Temple, 1856.

PART OF SNAFFLE, with twenty-five spikes in five rows. Ht. i| in.

2888.