Helmet (Basinet) with Detachable Visor, ca. 1420–30, probably German, Steel, leather, H. 13 in. (33 cm); W. 8 in. (20.3 cm); D. 14 11/16 in. (37.3 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 9 oz. (2986 g), Helmets, One of the most widely used head defenses of the fourteenth century, the bascinet went out of general fashion soon after 1400. The present example is of a rare late type distinguished by its deep and elegantly curved sides and by its centrally hinged, detachable visor
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Helmet, Basinet, Detachable Visor, ca, 1420–30, German, Steel, leather, H, 13, 33 cm, W, 8, 20.3, D, 14 11/16, 37.3, Wt, 6 lb, 9 oz, 2986 g, Helmets, widely, head defenses, fourteenth century, bascinet went out, general fashion, soon, 1400, present example, rare late, type, distinguished, deep, elegantly curved, sides, centrally hinged, detachable visor
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