Title: Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense) of Ottheinrich, Count Palatine of the Rhine (1502–1559)
Object type: Shaffron (Horse's head defense)
Date: dated 1529
Culture: German, probably Nuremberg
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
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Geography: Country of Origin probably Nuremberg   Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY