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"Blind" Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense) for the Joust

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Arms and Armor

"Blind" Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense) for the Joust

German

Date
ca. 1490; rondel, late 19th century
Medium
Steel, brass, textile, leather
Dimensions
H. 21 1/4 in. (54.1 cm); W. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm); D. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Wt. 5 lb. 13 oz. (2638 g)
Object type
Shaffron (Horse's head defense)
Classification
Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons
Culture
German
Object number
04.3.292
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1904
Original Met record

The Met object ID 25420. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.