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Arms & Armour

Field Armor in Maximilian Style: Helmet

Arms & Armour

Details

Author / creator
Germany, possibly Augsburg
Object type
Arms & armour
Date or period
c. 1510–15
Dimensions summary
Overall: 170.2 cm
Category
Armour
Armourer's / maker's marks
Unmarked

About this object

Most of the elements of this armor were made together, forming a single suit. The lower legs contain some modern restorations. The helmet is believed to be the work of the esteemed Augsburg armorer, Lorenz Helmschmied, who was active at the Hapsburg, Mantua, and Urbino courts between 1467 and his death in 1515.

Materials and technique

Fluted steel with leather straps

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