Lobster-Tail Burgonet

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Lobster-Tail Burgonet by an unknown artist, features a predominantly silver helmet with a rounded top and a visor that covers the face. The helmet has a distinctive lobster-tail design at the back. Two large, flat, pointed metal pieces extend upwards on either side of the helmet, resembling wings or fins. The visor is black with a central vertical strip of silver and a chin strap made of yellow leather or fabric. The background of the image is a plain gray color.