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Armet à Rondelle

c. 1460–75

Italy, Milan

Medium
steel
Measurements
Overall: 28.6 x 32.4 x 20.3 cm (11 1/4 x 12 3/4 x 8 in.)
Weight: 3.1 kg (6.83 lbs.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1551
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Location
210A Armor Court
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Description

The armet is a visored helmet with cheekpieces that fasten at the chin. The "rondelle" is the disc at the back of the neck. Its purpose was to protect the point where the two cheekpieces join at the back. This style of helmet was the typical headpiece of the fully armored equestrian knight throughout most of the 1400s.
A steel helmet, its mottled surface heavily pitted and spotted, features a rounded crown with a raised central ridge. Below a narrow horizontal eye slit, the lower portion tapers to a sharp, beak-like prow at the chin, where small ventilation holes cluster on the right. The form terminates in a thick, riveted collar at the base. A dark circular plate projects from the back of the neck.

Armet à Rondelle

c. 1460–75

Italy, Milan

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