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Breastplate with applied stop-rib

ca. 1420–40
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 373
This early example of a one-piece breastplate comes from a large horde of armor found in the fortress of the Order of the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem on the Mediterranean island of Rhodes, which fell to the Ottomans in 1522. The V-shaped stop rib would deflect the points of weapons away from the neck.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Breastplate with applied stop-rib
  • Date: ca. 1420–40
  • Culture: Italian
  • Medium: Steel
  • Classification: Armor Parts-Breastplates
  • Credit Line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Bequest of Bashford Dean, 1928
  • Object Number: 29.150.87
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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