Visored Sallet

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Gallery 345, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)

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Visored Sallet

c. 1460

Artist/maker unknown, German or Italian

This remarkably heavy sallet was probably captured in combat, as in the early twentieth century it was in the arsenal of the Ottoman sultans in the former church of Saint Irene in Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey.

Gallery 345, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)

Object Details

Title:

Visored Sallet

Date:

c. 1460

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, German or Italian

Medium:

Steel; steel washers around crown except two at right rear replaced

Dimensions:

9 1/2 × 9 5/8 × 14 1/16 inches (24.2 × 24.4 × 35.7 cm) Weight: 10 pounds 6.8 ounces (4.73 kg)

Classification:

Arms and Armor

Credit Line:

Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977

Accession Number:

1977-167-1a

Geography:

Made in German-speaking lands, Europe Possibly made in Austria, Europe Possibly made in Germany, Europe Possibly made in Italy, Europe

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Gallery 345, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)

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