Title: Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense) 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: Shaffron (Horse's head defense)
Date: ca. 1555; probably repainted and eye guards restored later
Culture: German, Nuremberg
Artist:  Kunz Lochner 
Artist bio: German, Nuremberg, 1510–1567
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Armorer
Medium: Steel, brass, gold, paint
Dimensions: H. 23 1/4 in. (59 cm); W. 13 1/4 in. (33.6 cm); D. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 8 oz. (2034 g)
Classification: Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1921
Geography: Country of Origin Nuremberg   Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY