Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense) of Ottheinrich, Count Palatine of the Rhine (1502–1559)
Object type: Shaffron (Horse's head defense)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, probably Nuremberg
Date: dated 1529
Medium: Steel, copper alloy, leather
Dimensions: H. 22 3/8 in. (56.8 cm); W. 13 in. (33 cm); D. 7 in. (17.8 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 15 oz. (1794 g)

Classification: Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons
Geography:  probably Nuremberg     
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1914