Cabasset, ca. 1575, Milan, Italian, Milan, Steel, gold, silver, copper alloy, H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); W. 9 1/2 in. (29.9 cm); D. 11 3/4 in. (29.9 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 7 oz. (1551 g), Helmets, The decoration depicts the Roman soldier Marcus Curtius leaping into a fiery abyss. This legend served in antiquity and in the Renaissance as an example of self-sacrifice and virtue.
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Cabasset, ca, 1575, Milan, Italian, Steel, gold, silver, copper alloy, H, 9 1/4, 23.5 cm, W, 1/2, 29.9, D, 11 3/4, Wt, 3 lb, 7 oz, 1551 g, Helmets, decoration, depicts, Roman soldier, Marcus, Curtius, leaping, fiery abyss, legend served, antiquity, Renaissance, example, self-sacrifice, virtue
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