Shaffron (horse's head armor)
Culture
Ottoman
Dateearly 1500s
MediumSteel
Dimensions59.7 cm (23 1/2 in.), 3 lb, 2 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1020
DescriptionConvex face channeled around brow arching over eyes & converging along nose to flared at tip. Rounded protrusions over eyes. Engraved on brow, nose & tip with palmette tipped cartouches containing centrally organized arabesques. Some portions of original cheek piece remain, but now attached to non-matching cheeks. Latter with central ridges & each fixed with 3 rings; at top & 2 on outer edge. All edges punched with small holes.ProvenanceEdward Hubbard Litchfield collection purchased by Museum from Parke-Bernet Galleries, NY on December 6, 1951, sale no. 1293. Price of $45 for lot which included HAM#s 2971.1-5 and HAM 2972. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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