Scales of Jazerans (3)

French or German

dated 1270

Not on view

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Title: Scales of Jazerans (3)
Date: dated 1270
Culture: French or German
Medium: Steel
Dimensions: L. 13 in. (33 cm); Greatest W. 2 in. (5 cm); Smallest W. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Classification: Miscellaneous
Credit Line: Gift of Clarence H. Mackay, Archer M. Huntington, Stephen H. P. Pell and Bashford Dean, 1928
Object Number: 28.99.19a–c
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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