Image: Iron artificial arm, 1560-1600. (9663806794)
Description: Artificial iron arm, once thought to have been owned by Gotz von Berlichingen (1480-1562), the German knight and adventurer who served with the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V against the Turks. Artificial limbs such as these were expensive items made by armourers, and they allowed wearers, who had lost a limb in combat, to continue with their fighting career. This example is believed to date from 1560-1600, but other examples of these arms have been recognised as later copies. Full view (palm down).
Title: Iron artificial arm, 1560-1600. (9663806794)
Credit: Iron artificial arm, 1560-1600. Uploaded by Mrjohncummings
Author: Science Museum London / Science and Society Picture Library
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0
License: CC BY-SA 2.0
License Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Attribution Required?: Yes
Image usage
The following page links to this image:
.jpg){kind=link}