Trigger Guard of a Gun made for a Prince of the House of the Medici

Pietro Ancini

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metal object, long and narrow, tapering to a point at the bottom. Top features a decorative sphere flanked by two small human figures on either side. Below them, a humanoid figure with a beard and mustache, arms raised. The figure wears a long, patterned garment. The bottom section has a series of small spheres and decorative lines. The entire piece appears to be made of a dark-colored metal. The background is plain and light-colored.