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Rondel for a Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)

Kaspar Riederer

ca. 1485–95

Rondel for a Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense) by Kaspar Riederer

Medium

Steel

Dimensions

Diam. 7 1/2 in. (19 cm); Wt. 8 oz. (226 g)

Classification

Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons

Culture

Austrian, Innsbruck or Mühlau

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.1661b

Rights

Public Domain

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