Helmet and Arm Guards

Unknown Artist

16th century

Helmet and Arm Guards by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, gold, copper alloy, brass, textile, metallic thread

Dimensions

Helmet (a); H. including mail 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm); H. including nasal 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); H. excluding mail and nasal 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm); W. 8 in. (20.3 cm); D. 8 11/16 in. (22.1 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 13.1 oz. (1278.6 g)

Classification

Helmets

Culture

Indian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.68a–c

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