Kettle Hat (War Hat)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1919
Open helmets like this one were used by medieval infantries. The helmet weighs 12-1/2 pounds. This unusual weight was required for siege purposes—such helmets were worn by the men who attempted to scale the walls of an armed town. The rivet holes along the ridge were for the a...
Artifact
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96204
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1916.1919
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Terms
Culture
Italy, 15th century
Technique
steel
Medium
steel
Genre
Arms and Armor
Department
Medieval Art
Relations
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