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Yes. “Curb Bit” is public domain and released under CC0, so it is free to download and reuse for any purpose, including commercially, with no permission needed.

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“Curb Bit” (17th century) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Curb Bit

Title	Curb Bit
Date	17th century 17th century
Medium	Iron alloy, tin, copper
Classification	Equestrian Equipment-Bits
Origin	German German
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1929
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

About this artwork

“Curb Bit” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 17th century. It is executed in iron alloy, tin, copper and classified as equestrian equipment-bits. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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