Gallery 347, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
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Gallery 347, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
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Gallery 347, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
| Title: | Armor Elements for a Young Boy |
| Date: | c. 1620-1630 |
| Artist: | Made by the armorer Hans Roth (German (active Augsburg), recorded 1613–1643, died before 1653) |
| Medium: | Iron alloy (steel), blued (now oxidized to a russet brown), and partially gilded; copper alloy (brass); leather; velvet (replaced) |
| Dimensions: | Helmet: 21 7/8 inches, 2 pounds -0.3 ounces (55.6 cm, 899g) Breastplate: 10 1/16 inches, 4 pounds 8.7 ounces (25.6 cm, 2061g) |
| Classification: | Arms and Armor |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977 |
| Accession Number: | 1977-167-40a--c |
| Geography: | Made in Augsburg, Germany, Europe |
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Gallery 347, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
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