cma-medieval-art: Gothic Breastplate, late 1400s, Cleveland Museum of Art: Medieval ArtThis elegantl
cma-medieval-art: Gothic Breastplate, late 1400s, Cleveland Museum of Art: Medieval ArtThis elegantly constructed breastplate consists of two primary plates of steel fastened at center by a rivet. The lower plate is embellished with a border of embossed flutes that converge upward and terminate in a fleur-de-lys. The pair of rivet holes in the upper right breast accommodated a lance rest, now lost.Size: Overall: 53.2 x 35.2 x 16.3 cm (20 15/16 x 13 7/8 x 6 7/16 in.)Medium: steelhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1720 -- source link
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