A solid lunula-shaped fitting with stylized water birds, late Bronze Age, 10th - 9th century B.C. Solid fitting in the shape of a lunula. The front with three striking, phalera-like circular eyes made of raised circular lines with a spike in the center, with crossed incised lines in between. Parallel incised lines at the tips of the lunula with incised angular motifs in between. Perforated square in the center to accommodate a strong pin. The perforation is extended at the top by a short cylinder, from which two strikingly outward-facing, angled projections emerge. These were decorated at the top with stylized heads of waterfowl with broad beaks, but these are broken off on both sides. Elaborate showpiece fitting, probably from a Late Bronze Age chariot (possibly from an axle nail that was passed through a bronze hub cap). Exceptionally beautiful, shiny green patina. Slight corrosion scars in the tips of the lunula. Provenance: Munich private collection, acquired in the 1990s in the southern German art trade. Condition: II - III