Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)

Medium

Iron, leather, copper alloy, shellac

Dimensions

H. 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm); W. 22 3/4 in. (57.8 cm); Wt. 5 lb. 8.9 oz. (2520.3 g)

Classification

Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons

Culture

Tibetan or Mongolian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, by exchange, 2014

Accession Number

2014.50