Pair of Neck Defenses (Crinet) and Breast Defense (Peytral) from a Horse Armor

Medium

Leather, iron, brass or copper alloy, gold, shellac, pigments, textile, hair

Dimensions

Left neck panel (a): H. 19 1/2 (49.5 cm); W. 22 in. (55.9 cm); right neck panel (b); H. 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm); W. 22 in. (55.9 cm); peytral (c): H. 19 in. (48.3 cm); W. 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm)

Classification

Equestrian Equipment

Culture

Tibetan or Mongolian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, The Collection of Giovanni P. Morosini, presented by his daughter, Giulia, by exchange; Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, by exchange; and Fletcher Fund, by exchange, 1997

Accession Number

1997.242a–c