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Vamplate (Hand Guard for a Lance)

Armorer Matthes Deutsch German
ca. 1490
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 373
The vamplate, for a lance used in the Scharfrennen (a joust fought on horseback with sharpened lances), has an upper plate designed to break away on impact, signaling to the judges and the audience a well-aimed hit.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Vamplate (Hand Guard for a Lance)
  • Armorer: Matthes Deutsch (German, Landshut, documented 1485–1505)
  • Date: ca. 1490
  • Geography: Landshut
  • Culture: German, Landshut
  • Medium: Steel
  • Dimensions: H. 16 3/8 in. (41.5 cm); W. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm)
  • Classification: Shafted Weapons
  • Credit Line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
  • Object Number: 14.25.756
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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