# Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense) Belonging to an Armor for Field and Tournament Made for Duke Nikolaus "The Black" Radziwill (1515–1565), Duke of Nesvizh and Olyka, Prince of the Empire, Grand Chancellor and Marshal of Lithuania

- By: Kunz Lochner (German, Nuremberg, 1510–1567)
- Date: ca. 1555; probably repainted and eye guards restored later
- Medium: Steel, brass, gold, paint
- Classification: Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons
- Dimensions: H. 23 1/4 in. (59 cm); W. 13 1/4 in. (33.6 cm); D. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 8 oz. (2034 g)
- Culture: German, Nuremberg
- Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1921
- Museum: [The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/26583)
- Rights: [Public domain (Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/aa/web-large/DP108824.jpg
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