Shoulder or Knee Defense

Unknown Artist

probably 15th–17th century

Shoulder or Knee Defense by Unknown Artist

Medium

Leather, iron

Dimensions

L. 9 in. (22.9 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)

Classification

Armor for Man

Culture

Tibetan or Mongolian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2001

Accession Number

2001.559

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