Helmet and Breastplate for the Gioco del Ponte

Unknown Artist

17th century, with later alterations

Helmet and Breastplate for the Gioco del Ponte by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, polychromy, lead

Dimensions

helmet (a): H. 12 3/16 in. (31 cm); L. 12 5/8 in. (32 cm); Wt. 7 lb. 8 oz. (3400 g); breastplate (b): H. 14 15/16 (38 cm); W. 13 15/16 in. (35.3 cm); Wt. 5 lb. 3 oz. (2365 g)

Classification

Armor Parts

Culture

Italian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2012

Accession Number

2012.134a, b

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