Fragment of a Greave or Vambrace (shin or forearm guard)
Cultureperhaps
Italian
Datelate 1400s–early 1500s
Mediumiron
Dimensions13 × 6 cm (5 1/8 × 2 3/8 in.), 3.2 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.890
ProvenancePurchased by John W. Higgins on September 28, 1929 from estate of Bashford Dean (Riverdale, NY), odd lot #3. Given to the Museum on January 8, 1947.
Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.On View
Not on view
