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