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Nyckelord: Häststjärna, Föremålsbild, 1500-tal
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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Date
1500 - 1600
Source
Royal Armoury Stockholm Sweden
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public domain
