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Left Tasset (Thigh Defense) from a Boy's Costume Armor

Hans Seusenhofer

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metal thigh defense with raised ribbed design, featuring rounded rectangular plates with ridged and smooth sections, secured by rivets, and a curved shape to fit around a thigh, with a broken edge on the right side and a loop on top.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1532
Medium
Steel, copper alloy, gold
Culture
Austrian, Innsbruck
Dimensions
599 × 497 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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