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Close-Helmet

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Silver-colored metal helmet with a visor featuring horizontal slits, resembling a bird's beak. The helmet has a textured top edge and a decorative flower-like design on the right side. Multiple rivets secure the pieces of the helmet together. The bottom edge features an engraved rope-like pattern. A metal pole protrudes from the bottom. The title is "Close-Helmet" by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1515, and later
Medium:
Steel, leather, gold
Culture:
Italian, Milan or Brescia
Dimensions:
500 × 625 px
Museum record:
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