Shoulder plate of a harness with decorations, Shoulder piece with wing, iron, blank, consists of three plates with four riveted strips to protect the upper arm. The cabled edges are flanged. On the wing there is a decoration of a female figure holding a mirror with her left hand. It is surrounded by oval-shaped foliage with mythical-looking creatures on both sides. On both sides of the shoulder plate two volutes with in the middle a heads of a figure, whose left head is no longer clearly visible. Brass rivets with embellishments around the flanged edges. On top of the shoulder plate a leather belt, slightly white, and with an iron buckle. At the ends of the upper arm a leather belt with an iron buckle. Lofwerk is engraved from under the buckle and runs down the four strips of the arm cover. Along the edges of the four strips of flanged cabled edges with copper rivets attached to the ends. Applied decorations horizontally across the strips. The inside of the shoulder plate is painted black. At the bottom of the shoulder plate and the strips a wide light brown leather strap that is riveted in some places., anonymous, Noord-Europa, c. 1525 - c. 1575, iron (metal), copper (metal), leather, etching, h 26.5 cm × l 27 cm × w 30 cm

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