Armet

LIONARDO

ca. 1440 · Steel, copper alloy · Arms and Armor

This is one of the earliest complete examples of an armet, the characteristic headpiece worn in Italy by mounted soldiers from about 1410 to about 1510. It is stamped with the armorer's name, LIONARDO, and his mark, the letter L in a serrated circle.

Artist

LIONARDO

Date

ca. 1440

Medium

Steel, copper alloy

Culture

Italian, probably Milan

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Gift of Stephen V. Grancsay, 1942