Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)

Medium

Steel, copper alloy (brass)

Dimensions

H. 23 7/8 in. (60.7 cm); W. 8 in. (19.6. cm); Wt. 1 lb. 13 oz. (820 g)

Classification

Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons

Culture

Indian, Deccan, Golconda

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2008

Accession Number

2008.197