Side Piece of a Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)

Medium

Steel

Dimensions

H. 13 in. (33 cm); W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); Wt. 9 oz. (255.1 g)

Classification

Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons

Culture

Turkish

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.511