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Mail Neck Defense for a Horse

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a piece of chainmail armor with the title "Mail Neck Defense for a Horse" and artist not specified. The armor is made of interlocking metal rings, densely packed together. The rings are small and circular, with a silver color. The armor piece is T-shaped, with a horizontal section at the top and a larger vertical section below. The horizontal section is narrower than the vertical section. The vertical section has a curved bottom edge that tapers to a point on the left side. The background of the image is white with small black speckles.

Artwork Details

Date
16th century
Medium
Steel
Culture
German
Dimensions
599 × 549 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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