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Lower Plate of a Bascinet

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lower Plate of a Bascinet by Master of the Bascinet. The object is two rusted, curved metal pieces. The piece in the front is wider at the bottom than at the top. The metal is brown with spots of gray and orange. The metal piece in the back is flat with one curved edge. The back piece is mostly obscured by the front piece, except for the left side and upper left corner. There are small holes along the curved edge of the front piece. The background is light gray.

Artwork details

Date:
early 15th century
Medium:
Iron
Culture:
Italian
Dimensions:
600 × 480 px
Museum record:
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