Sallet in the Shape of a Lion's Head, ca. 1475–80, Italian, Steel, copper, gold, glass, pigment, textile, H. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm); W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); D. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm); Wt. 7 lb. 14 oz. (3574 g), Helmets, This helmet is the earliest surviving example of Renaissance armor all'antica (in the antique style). The lion's head is an outer shell made of embossed and gilt copper that is fitted over an underlying plain steel helmet
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Sallet, Shape, Lion, Head, ca, 1475–80, Italian, Steel, copper, gold, glass, pigment, textile, H, 11 3/4, 29.8 cm, W, 8 1/4, 21, D, 12 1/2, 31.8, Wt, 7 lb, 14 oz, 3574 g, Helmets, helmet, earliest surviving, example, Renaissance armor, antica, antique style, lion, head, outer shell, embossed, gilt copper, fitted, underlying plain, steel
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