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Elbow Defense (Couter)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Elbow Defense (Couter) by an unknown artist is a metal piece. The metal piece is primarily silver with darker gray spots throughout. It has a large, irregularly shaped plate with a rounded top and a more angular bottom. The plate features a protrusion on its right side. On the left side, there is a short, tubular extension with a polygonal cross-section. The tubular extension is positioned at a right angle to the plate. Two small holes are visible on the plate near the tubular extension. The background of the image is a light gray color.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1430–40
Medium
Steel
Culture
Italian
Dimensions
599 × 428 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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