Close-Helmet for the Field

Unknown

ca. 1550 · Steel · Arms and Armor

The rows of raised lobes along the sides of the comb and the edges of the visor and upper bevor are highly unusual, as is the boldly dentated edge of the comb. Combining Italian and German features, this helmet defies easy attribution. (The collar lames are missing.)

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1550

Medium

Steel

Culture

Western European

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Gift of Stephen V. Grancsay, 1942