Siege Helmet ca. 1650–1700 French Wearing this extremely thick, heavy helmet could not have been comfortable. The adjustable face defense alone weighs almost four pounds. The shallow dent at the front of the bowl is a proofmark. The form of the bowl is curiously archaic, recalling sallets of the fifteenth century (for example, acc. nos. and ), whereas the sliding nasal––an Oriental innovation––is reversed, so that the enlarged finial has become the principal face defense (see acc. no. for a typical sliding nasal). The bowl and face defense are both stamped with the

Siege Helmet ca. 1650–1700 French Wearing this extremely thick, heavy helmet could not have been comfortable. The adjustable face defense alone weighs almost four pounds. The shallow dent at the front of the bowl is a proofmark. The form of the bowl is curiously archaic, recalling sallets of the fifteenth century (for example, acc. nos. and ), whereas the sliding nasal––an Oriental innovation––is reversed, so that the enlarged finial has become the principal face defense (see acc. no. for a typical sliding nasal). The bowl and face defense are both stamped with the number 21, indicating that the helmet was part of a Siege Helmet. French. ca. 1650–1700. Steel. Helmets

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