Title: Top Half of a Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
Object type: Top half of a shaffron (Horse's head defense)
Date: ca. 1550–60
Culture: German
Medium: Steel, brass
Dimensions: H. 5 in. (12.7 cm); W. 7 9/16 in. (19.2 cm); D. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Wt. 8 oz. (226.8 g)
Classification: Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons
Credit line: Purchase, Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, by exchange, 1992
Geography: Country of Origin    Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY