Close Helmet with Mask Visor in Form of a Human Face, ca. 1515, Augsburg, German, Augsburg, Steel, gold, H. 12 in. (30.5 cm); W. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); D. 13 in. (33 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 12 oz. (2146 g), Helmets, Helmets fitted with masklike visors were a popular German and Austrian fashion about 1510 to 1540. With their visors forged and embossed as humorous or grotesque human masks, such helmets were often worn in tournaments held during the exuberant pre-Lenten (Shrovetide) festivals, celebrations somewhat akin to the modern Mardi Gras
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Close Helmet, Mask Visor, Form, Human Face, ca, 1515, Augsburg, German, Steel, gold, H, 12, 30.5 cm, W, 9 3/4, 24.8, D, 13, 33, Wt, 4 lb, 12 oz, 2146 g, Helmets, Helmets fitted, masklike visors, popular German, Austrian fashion, 1510, 1540, visors forged, embossed, humorous, grotesque human, masks, helmets, worn, tournaments held, exuberant pre-Lenten, Shrovetide, festivals, celebrations somewhat, akin, modern Mardi, Gras
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