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Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)

Unknown Artist

ca. 1600

Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense) by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, gold, textile

Dimensions

H. 22 in. (55.9 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 14 oz. (1304.1)

Classification

Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons

Culture

French

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1927

Accession Number

27.177.2

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