Morion for the Guards of the Elector of Saxony

1586-1591 (Renaissance) 11 13/16 in. (30 cm) Citation Source image

A morion is a light helmet for soldiers on foot or horseback with a distinctive comb along the top and an upturned brim. They are decorated with studs and often with etching, paint, and gilding. The image on this one represents the legendary Roman nobleman Marcus Curtius. When...

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32090
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Sale, American Art Association, New York, November 19, 1921, no. 305; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1921, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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