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Karacena Hussar’s Armour

17. yüzyılın üçüncü çeyreği

Sabancı Üniversitesi Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi (Emirgan, İstanbul, Türkiye)

A costly and very ornamental armour, popular later in the 17th century, used by the better-off companions and commanding officers, even though technically it was less comfortable to wear than plate armour. It is composed of a breastplate, a backplate, a gorget decorated with the Pogoń coat of arms, the crest of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, a pair of pauldrons with masks, a pair of vambraces with gauntlets, and a helmet with cheek-pieces. No nose guard. All parts of the armour made of elk skin, with the overlapping steel scales sewn onto it.

Detail

Title: 
Karacena Hussar’s Armour
Date: 
17. yüzyılın üçüncü çeyreği
Dimensions: 
Toplam ağırlık 23 kg
Medium: 
Iron, brass, leather, velvet, gilt
Location: 
Sabancı Üniversitesi Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi (Emirgan, İstanbul, Türkiye)
Credit: 
© Polish Army Museum, Warsaw

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Format

Iron, brass, leather, velvet, gilt

Date / Term

17. yüzyılın üçüncü çeyreği

Geographical Location

Istanbul, Turkey