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Helm (© Royal Armouries Museum)
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© Royal Armouries Museum

Helm

Artist: Medieval

Location: Royal Armouries Museum

Date: 1350

Materials: steel

Dimensions: 36 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £2,000 (Total: £50,000)

Vendor: Peter Dale Ltd

Review number: 2601 (1976)

Provenance:
Sotheby's, 1974; Peter Dale Ltd.

Description:
Would have been worn over a bascinet, with a crested cap held in place above it by laces passed through the pairs of holes in the conical skull-plate.

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