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Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense), copper alloy

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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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arms and armor copper copper alloy horse armor iron iron and iron alloy leather metal shaffrons shellac asia horse s head defense purchase arthur ochs sulzberger gift by exchange tibet equestrian equipment shaffrons tibetan or mongolian shaffron horse and head defense head defense 15th century high resolution ultra high resolution 3d object metropolitan museum of art medieval art chinese art
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1000 - 1500
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Shaffron

Horse's Head Defense.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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https://www.metmuseum.org/
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")

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arms and armor copper copper alloy horse armor iron iron and iron alloy leather metal shaffrons shellac asia horse s head defense purchase arthur ochs sulzberger gift by exchange tibet equestrian equipment shaffrons tibetan or mongolian shaffron horse and head defense head defense 15th century high resolution ultra high resolution 3d object metropolitan museum of art medieval art chinese art