Shaffron (Pferdekopfverteidigung) von Heinrich II. von Frankreich, als Dauphin
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A close up of a metal mask with a devil's head on it, France, 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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Datum
1465 - 1539
Quelle
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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