Barbute with Hinged Nasal

Unknown

ca. 1450 · Steel · Arms and Armor

Barbutes with hinged nasals are recorded in Italian paintings and miniatures, but only two helmets with surviving nasals are known, both from Chalcis. The other example is in the National Historic Museum, Athens.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1450

Medium

Steel

Culture

Italian, probably Milan

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929