Gauntlet for the Left Hand, ca. 1557, Augsburg, German, Augsburg, Steel, gold, copper alloy, leather, L. 12 in. ( cm), Armor

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Gauntlet for the Left Hand, ca. 1557, Augsburg, German, Augsburg, Steel, gold, copper alloy, leather, L. 12 in. ( cm), Armor Parts-Gauntlets, The decoration of this gauntlet matches that of a complete armor (now in the Art History Museum, Vienna) that was made for Archduke Maximilian (later Emperor Maximilian II) in 1557. The applied bands of gilt copper ornament are attributed to the Augsburg goldsmith Jörg Sigman (about 1527–1601

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