Visored Sallet

1480-1490 (Renaissance)

22.5 cm 25.5 cm 39.6 cm

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A work of art and a triumph of technology, the long-tailed sallet was the characteristic German war helmet of the later Middle Ages. This is a superb example. The flowing profile of the neck defense and mirror-like polish of the hammered, tempered steel could deflect the most...

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Liechtenstein (?); Sale, American Art Association, New York, November 19, 1926, no. 232; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1926 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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