Pommel Plate, ca. 1560–70, Augsburg, Bavaria, German, Augsburg, Steel, gold, 8 1/2 x 9 3/8 in. ( x cm), Wt. 11 oz. (326

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Pommel Plate, ca. 1560–70, Augsburg, Bavaria, German, Augsburg, Steel, gold, 8 1/2 x 9 3/8 in. ( x cm), Wt. 11 oz. (326 g), Equestrian Equipment-Saddles, The etched decoration of this pommel plate, consisting of interlaced strapwork enclosing heraldically displayed eagles, is very similar to that on an armor in the Hofjagd- und Rüstkammer, Vienna, which was made in Augsburg in 1563 for Archduke Karl of Styria (1540–1590), the youngest son of Emperor Ferdinand I

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