Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
Summary
A bronze object from the late bronze age, Turkey, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Like armored warriors, horses were usually protected by defenses of steel plate, leather, or reinforced textile. Fluted and engraved shaffrons like this were used throughout the Middle East, notably in Iran, Ottoman Turkey, and the Mamluk Empire in Egypt and Syria.
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Tags
copper
gold
horse armor
metal
shaffrons
asia
turkey
equestrian equipment shaffrons
turkish
shaffron
horse and
head
defense
head defense
14th century
ottoman
high resolution
ultra high resolution
3 d object
metropolitan museum of art
medieval art
Date
1400 - 1499
in collections
Source
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain Dedication (CC0)