Breast Defense (Peytral) from a Horse Armor
Unknown Artist
15th–17th century
Medium
Leather, iron, brass or copper alloy, silver, gold, shellac, pigments, textile, hair (yak)
Dimensions
H. 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm); W. 25 5/8 in. (65.1 cm)
Classification
Armor for Horse
Culture
Tibetan or Mongolian
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, by exchange, 1999
Accession Number
1999.36