Left Gauntlet
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 1560
Medium: Steel, gold
Dimensions: H. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); W. 4 5/16 in. (11 cm); D. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); Wt. 11.5 oz. (325 g)
Classification: Armor Parts-Gauntlets
Culture: possibly Spanish
Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Date range
1535 – 1585
Largest dimension
27.3 cm
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