Pommel Plate, ca. 1560–70, Augsburg, Bavaria, German, Augsburg, Steel, gold, 8 1/2 x 9 3/8 in. (21.7 x 23.7 cm), Wt. 11 oz. (326 g), Equestrian Equipment-Saddles, The etched decoration of this pommel plate, consisting of interlaced strapwork enclosing heraldically displayed eagles, is very similar to that on an armor in the Hofjagd- und Rüstkammer, Vienna, which was made in Augsburg in 1563 for Archduke Karl of Styria (1540–1590), the youngest son of Emperor Ferdinand I
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Pommel Plate, ca, 1560–70, Augsburg, Bavaria, German, Steel, gold, 8 1/2 x 9 3/8, 21.7 23.7 cm, Wt, 11 oz, 326 g, Equestrian Equipment-Saddles, etched, decoration, pommel plate, consisting, interlaced strapwork, enclosing, heraldically, displayed, eagles, armor, Hofjagd, und Rüstkammer, Vienna, 1563, Archduke Karl, Styria, 1540–1590, youngest son, Emperor Ferdinand, I
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