Metal horse head defense, silver-gray color, asymmetrically shaped with pointed bottom, two black straps on top; metal rivets along edges and down center; etched lines on surface; central curved piece on top; background light gray.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1460–70
- Medium
- Steel
- Culture
- Italian, possibly Brescia
- Dimensions
- 379 × 625 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
You May Also Like
Composed Armor for Man and Horse
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense) with arms of the Freyberg family
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense) of Ottheinrich, Count Palatine of the Rhine (1502–1559)
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
Inner Plate of a Forearm Defense (Vambrace)
Upper Arm Defense (Rerebrace)
Elbow Defense (Couter)
Half-Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
Tasset (1 of 2)
Gauntlet for the Right Hand
Possibly a Pair of Gauntlets
Breastplate
Half Armor
Backplate