Left Arm Defense (Vambrace)

Unknown artist

Date: ca. 1380–1400

Medium: Steel, copper alloy

Dimensions: H. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); D. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 9.5 oz. (722.9 g)

Classification: Armor Parts-Arms & Shoulders

Culture: Italian

Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Bequest of Bashford Dean, 1928

Date range

1355 – 1425

Largest dimension

31.1 cm

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