Visored Bascinet in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, April 2011

Visored Bascinet

Date: about 1375–1400

Culture: Western European

Medium: Steel

Dimensions: 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm) 17 in. (43.2 cm)
Weight 6 lb. 6 oz. (2875 gm) 9-1/2 x 17-1/2 in.

Classification: Helmets

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1904

Accession Number: 04.3.235a, b

Description:

The visored bascinet served as the standard knightly helmet worn throughout Europe from about 1300 to about 1420. The pierced studs along the rim held the aventail (a defense of mail covering the lower face, neck, and shoulders).

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