Right Leg Defense (Greave)
Unknown Artist
late 15th–early 16th century
Medium
Steel, iron, silver, gold, tin, leather
Dimensions
L. 15 5/8 in. (39.7 cm); W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 6 oz. (637 g)
Classification
Armor Parts-Thigh and Leg Defense
Culture
Turkish, Istanbul (?)
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession Number
36.25.457
Tags
Arabic