Horse Armor Made for Johann Ernst, Duke of Saxony-Coburg (1521–1553), by Kunz Lochner, dated 1548
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Horse Armor Made for Johann Ernst, Duke of Saxony-Coburg (1521–1553)

Armorer Kunz Lochner (German, Nuremberg, 1510–1567)

dated 1548

Medium
Steel, leather, copper alloy, textile
Classification
Armor for Horse
Dimensions
Horse armor (a–h): Wt. 60 lb. 9 oz. (27.5 kg); Wt. including saddle approx. 92 lb.(41.73 kg); shaffron (a): Wt. 5 lb. 13 oz. (2637 g); crinet (b): Wt. 11 lb. 1 oz. (5018 g); central peytral plate (c): Wt. 3 lb. 12 oz. (1701 g); right…
Culture
German, Nuremberg
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Arms and Armor
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1932
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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