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Foot-Combat Armor of Prince-Elector Christian I of Saxony (reigned 1586–91)

Foot-Combat Armor of Prince-Elector Christian I of Saxony (reigned 1586–91) by Anton Peffenhauser|Jörg Sorg the Younger

Medium

Steel, gold, leather, copper alloy

Dimensions

H. 38 11/16 in. (98.2 cm); Wt. 46 lb. 3 oz. (20.96 kg); helmet Wt. 11 lb. 9 oz. (5245 g)

Classification

Armor for Man-1/2 Armor

Culture

German, Augsburg

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Henry Walters, 1927

Accession Number

27.206a–l

Rights

Public Domain

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