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The fantastic appearance of this helmet, with its visor shaped like a griffin's head and the comb of the bowl raised into the form of a serpent's body, indicates that it was part of an elaborate pageant armor.
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Title: Close Helmet
Date: ca. 1550
Geography: Milan or Brescia
Culture: Italian, Milan or Brescia
Medium: Steel, gold, silver
Dimensions: H. 11 3/4 in. (29.9 cm); W. 14 in. (35.6 cm); D. 14 in. (35.6 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 14 oz. (3128 g)
Classification: Helmets
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1929
Accession Number: 29.17
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