Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense), ca. 1560–70, probably Brescia, Italian, probably Brescia, Steel, brass, leather, H. 24 7/8 in

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Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense), ca. 1560–70, probably Brescia, Italian, probably Brescia, Steel, brass, leather, H. 24 7/8 in. ( cm); W. 12 1/4 in. ( cm); D. 9 in. ( cm); Wt. 4 lb. 11 oz. (2132 g), Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons, This shaffron is of an unusual construction that appears to be consciously imitative of Turkish armor of the period, which was made of multiple small plates of iron attached by mail to form a very flexible defense

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