Two Ear Guards from a Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense) of Emperor Charles V (1500–1558)

Medium

Steel, gold

Dimensions

20.151.7; H. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Wt. 2 oz. (47 g); 20.151.8; H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm), Wt. 2 oz. (51 g)

Classification

Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons

Culture

German, Augsburg

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1920

Accession Number

20.151.7–.8