Frontal Plate from a Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense), 16th–17th century

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Frontal Plate from a Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense), 16th–17th century, Tibetan, Iron, gold, silver, H. 16 1/4 ( cm); W. 5 3/8 in. ( cm); Wt. 1 lb. oz. ( g), Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons, Most of the surviving Tibetan shaffrons are purely functional pieces of armor with minimal, if any, decoration. This outstanding example is one of the few exceptions to that rule. It is made up of two plates from the center of a shaffron, or head defense, that must originally have been part of an extremely elaborate set of horse armor belonging to a high-ranking Tibetan or Mongolian nobleman

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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