Bulletproof Close Helmet
By the mid-1500s, improvements in firearms resulted in a great demand for bulletproof armor, but making the steel thicker added a lot of weight-this helmet weighs 12 lbs 7.8 oz.
Artifact
| id |
id
21247
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Sale, American Art Association, New York, November 14, 1921, no. 296; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1921 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_51.463_Fnt_BW_H71.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_51.463_Fnt_BW_H71.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_51.463_Fnt_BW_H71.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.463 |
Terms
Medium
steel