Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense) of Ottheinrich, Count Palatine of the Rhine (1502–1559)

Unknown Artist

dated 1529

Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense) of Ottheinrich, Count Palatine of the Rhine (1502–1559) by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, copper alloy, leather

Dimensions

H. 22 3/8 in. (56.8 cm); W. 13 in. (33 cm); D. 7 in. (17.8 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 15 oz. (1794 g)

Classification

Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons

Culture

German, probably Nuremberg

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.1654a

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