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c. 1515-20

Head Defense for a Horse (Shaffron)

Artist/maker unknown

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This chanfron was part of the former armory of the Princes Radziwiłł at Nieśwież, Lithuania (now Nesvizh, Belarus). Its escutcheon features the heraldic arms of the margraves of Brandenburg.

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Artist/maker unknown, Head Defense for a Horse (Shaffron), c. 1515-20 | Philadelphia Art Museum