# Elements of a Half Armor for Foot Tournament at the Barriers

- By: South German; Augsburg
- Date: c. 1590
- Medium: Steel, brass, and leather
- Classification: Armor
- Dimensions: H.: 142.2 cm (56 in.)
- Culture: Augsburg
- Credit line: George F. Harding Collection
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116293)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/9a0557a7-5414-dc0c-7d84-8f077da7643f/full/!1896,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The girth of this half armor was tailored to fit a large adult for use in a foot tournament. In this engagement participants hit each other with blunted swords or pikes. Strikes below the waist were prohibited, and a barrier protected the lower body. A now lost helmet and pair of gauntlets would have completed this armor.

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