Close Helmet

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Close Helmet by an unknown artist is a silver-colored helmet with a rounded top, featuring a central ridge that runs from the top to the nose guard. The helmet has a T-shaped face plate with a horizontal slit for the eyes and a small, vertical slit for the mouth. The face plate has several small holes on either side of the nose guard. A decorative band runs along the edge of the helmet's base, featuring engraved designs and small gold rivets. The neck guard is composed of multiple curved plates with engraved designs and gold rivets. The background of the image is a plain gray color.