“Description: Bronze Bridle No 4. The wealth of some of the inhabitants of Mleiha is demostrated by the burial of these magnificent gold horse trappings. They were buried with a horse, and a camel was also present in the grave. The circular discs decorated the bridle on the horses´s head and would have been attached with bronze rings to leather straps which have since decayed. Rock reliefs of rulers´ horses in Persia show that similar discs could be attached to trappings along the sides of the horse.
Age: 150 BC – 200 AD
Methodology: 3D photogrammetric model made in Agisoft Metashape using 244 images.
Acknowledgment: This work is part of the collaboration agreement between Sharjah Archaeology Authority and GDH for the digitization of the Cultural Heritage of the Emirate of Sharjah (UAE). We want to publicly thank the vision and determined drive of Dr. Sabah Abboud Jasim and Mr. Eisa Yousif. We also want to show our gratitude to all the SAA staff, especially to Miguel Ángel Núñez Villanueva.”
