Title: Vamplate Belonging to an Armor for Field and Tournament Made for Duke Nikolaus "The Black" Radziwill (1515–1565), Duke of Nesvizh and Olyka, Prince of the Empire, Grand Chancellor and Marshal of Lithuania
Object type: Vamplate (handguard for the lance) for use in the field and tilt
Date: ca. 1555; probably repainted later
Culture: German, Nuremberg
Artist:  Kunz Lochner 
Artist bio: German, Nuremberg, 1510–1567
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Armorer
Medium: Steel, gold, paint
Dimensions: D. 8 1/2 in. (33.3 cm); H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); Diam. 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 3 oz. (1454 g)
Classification: Shafted Weapons
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Geography: Country of Origin Nuremberg   Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY