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Defense for the Lower Right Leg (Greave)

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Defense for the Lower Right Leg (Greave)

Date: mid-15th century
Type: Defense for the lower right leg (Greave)
Medium: Steel, iron, silver, gold, leather
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Turkish, possibly Bursa
Institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object number: 36.25.458
Credit: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

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