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Cabacete (Helmet)

c. 1480s–90s

Spain, late 15th century

Medium
steel
Measurements
Overall: 27.3 x 26 x 36.5 cm (10 3/4 x 10 1/4 x 14 3/8 in.)
Weight: 1.74 kg (3.84 lbs.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2012.39
Public Domain
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Location
210A Armor Court
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Did You Know?

This helmet intentionally mimics in steel the shape of a brimmed hat and is unique to Spain.

Description

This tall open-face cabacete, alternately known as a "kettle hat" or "war hat" and ancestor of the later morion popular during the 1500s, would have been worn by an infantry soldier, not a mounted knight. The helmet has a conical point and a broad swooping brim, and its user may have worn a bevor, or separate chin piece, to protect his lower face and throat. He may also have worn a brigandine, or canvas doublet lined with metal plates, to protect his torso. Infantry troops were generally armed with hafted weapons such as a bill or halberd.

Cabacete (Helmet)

c. 1480s–90s

Spain, late 15th century

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