Bascinet

Unknown

ca. 1350–1400, with later restorations · Steel, plaster · Arms and Armor

The pierced studs around the cheeks and lower edge are for the attachment of an aventail (a defense of mail covering the lower face, neck, and shoulders).

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1350–1400, with later restorations

Medium

Steel, plaster

Culture

Italian

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929