Top Half of a Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)

Medium

Steel, brass

Dimensions

H. 5 in. (12.7 cm); W. 7 9/16 in. (19.2 cm); D. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Wt. 8 oz. (226.8 g)

Classification

Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons

Culture

German

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, by exchange, 1992

Accession Number

1992.139