Vamplate (Hand Guard for a Lance)
Object type: Vamplate (Hand guard for a lance)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Landshut
Artist: Matthes Deutsch
Artist bio: German, Landshut, documented 1485–1505
Artist role: Armorer
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1490
Medium: Steel
Dimensions: H. 16 3/8 in. (41.5 cm); W. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm)
Classification: Shafted Weapons
Geography:  Landshut     
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1914