Buffe (Face Defense)
Object type: Buffe (face defense)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Augsburg
Artist: Kolman Helmschmid
Artist bio: German, Augsburg 1471–1532
Artist role: Armorer
Artist nationality: German
Date: 1534–36
Medium: Steel, gold
Dimensions: H. 8 in. (20.3 cm); W. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
Classification: Armor Parts-Buffes
Geography:  Augsburg     
Credit line: Gift of Christian A. Zabriskie, 1940
Accession year: 1940