Breastplate from Hussar's Cuirass
Cleveland Museum of Art

Breastplate from Hussar's Cuirass

c. 1580

Steel (originally blued, now russet), etched and gilded strapwork bands;
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

The breastplate’s contours, like the ridge down the center, were designed to deflect arrows and other projectiles.

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