Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense), 15th–17th century, Tibetan or Mongolian, Iron, leather, brass or copper alloy, H. 21 in. (

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Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense), 15th–17th century, Tibetan or Mongolian, Iron, leather, brass or copper alloy, H. 21 in. ( cm); W. 20 1/4 in. ( cm); Wt. 6 lb. oz. ( g), Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons, This shaffron is an excellent example of what appears to be a standard form, consisting mainly of a leather ground covered with small square iron plates, which are sewn to the ground by leather laces threaded through a single hole and a small boss at the corner of each plate

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