Pair of Leg Defenses (Greaves)

Medium

Steel, iron, silver, gold, tin, leather

Dimensions

L. of each 15 5/8 in. (39.7 cm); W. of each 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Wt. of 36.25.457 1 lb. 6 oz. (637 g); Wt. of 1990.229 1 lb. 10 oz. (737 g)

Classification

Armor Parts-Thigh and Leg Defense

Culture

Turkish, Istanbul (?)

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Left: Rogers Fund, 1990; right: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.457; 1990.229