Historical Helmets

A collection of traditional helmets from medieval times, illustrating different styles like bascinets and armets, showcasing metalwork and historical significance.

A great bacinet Helmet, the first helmets to be worn with a complete suit of plate armour. Dated 15th Century

Visored Bascinet. Culture: German. Dimensions: H. 13 in. (33 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); D. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 10 oz. (3005 g). Date: ca. 1400. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Armet with Wrapper armet, ca. 1460-70; wrapper, ca. 1450; rondel, probably 18th-19th century Italian The armet was the typical headpiece of the Italian mounted knight in the fifteenth century. Completely enveloping the head, it was constructed of a bowl with separate brow reinforce, close-fitting cheekpieces hinged at the sides and closing at the chin, and a pivoting visor. The armet usually was worn with a secondary face defense, or wrapper, which covered the lower face and neck and prevented the visor from being struck open. The wrapper strapped around the armet and buckled at the back; the rondel projecting from the base of the bowl protected the straps and the closing of the cheekpieces at the back.The Museum's armet and wrapper are contemporary but associated. The bowl is struck on either side of the medial ridge at the back with a Brescian-style armorer's mark consisting of the letters IA () beneath the abbreviation sign. The wrapper bears the marks of the famous Missaglia famil

ALMETE (CASCO). Location: PALACIO REAL-REAL ARMERIA DE MADRID. MADRID. SPANIEN.

Tournament Helm. Culture: possibly Italian or French. Dimensions: H. 15 in. (38.1 cm); W. 8 5/8 in. (22 cm); D. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm); Wt. 16 lb. 5 oz. (7399 g). Date: ca. 1420-30.Although very similar helmets are depicted in early fifteenth century works of art, almost no other actual examples of this type exist today. Perhaps originally designed for use in battle, it appears to have been converted into a jousting helmet during its working lifetime. The armorer's mark, a Gothic letter T, is found on at least three other pieces of fifteenth-century armor. The helmet was acquired by the Museum as part of the Duc de Dino's collection in 1904. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Helmet (Basinet) with Detachable Visor ca. 1420-30 probably German One of the most widely used head defenses of the fourteenth century, the bascinet went out of general fashion soon after 1400. The present example is of a rare late type distinguished by its deep and elegantly curved sides and by its centrally hinged, detachable visor. Especially in Germany, this form remained popular well into the first half of the fifteenth century and eventually influenced the development of another helmet type, the sallet, examples of which can be found in the Metropolitan Museum's collection (acc. nos. 29.150.4a, 29.150.8a, 29.158.11).. Helmet (Basinet) with Detachable Visor. probably German. ca. 1420-30. Steel, leather. Helmets

Burgonet with Falling Buffe possibly from an Armor of William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke. English; Greenwich. Date: 1550-1560. Dimensions: H. 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.)Wt. 4 lb. 7 oz. Steel, gilding, and leather. Origin: Greenwich. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Armour Armour of the medieval knight. Metal protection of the soldier against the weapon of the opponent Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxxSibrikovx 2418592

A great bacinet Helmet, the first helmets to be worn with a complete suit of plate armour. Dated 15th Century

Close Helmet Made 1510-1530 Nuremberg. Steel .

Close Helmet Made 1540-1570 Innsbruck. Steel .

Armour Armour of the medieval knight. Metal protection of the soldier against the weapon of the opponent Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxxSibrikovx 2425284

Tuscany, Italy. Detail of an original Medieval armour

CASCO CORINTIO HALLADO EN HUELVA EN 1930 - S VI AC ARTE GRIEGO-FENICIO. Location: ACADEMIA DE LA HISTORIA-COLECCION, MADRID.

Burgonet ca. 1630 French This is a rare, late example of French embossed armor. The gilt fleur-de-lis rivet heads along the edges, the fleur-de-lis plate at the apex of the bowl, and the laurel branches around the collar suggest it was made for Louis XIII of France (reigned 1610-43).. Burgonet 22231

Old_fashioned knight´s helmet

Armour of the medieval knight. Metal protection of the soldier against the weapon of the opponent

Armour Armour of the medieval knight. Metal protection of the soldier against the weapon of the opponent Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxxSibrikovx 2416561

Left Cuisse with Poleyns (knee-cops), c.1550-1570. Germany, 16th century. Iron, steel, leather and brass rivets; overall: 34.5 x 20 x 31.2 cm (13 9/16 x 7 7/8 x 12 5/16 in.).

Pointed Morion ca. 1570-80 Italian, Brescia The etched decoration includes a rampant lion, the heraldic emblem of the north Italian city of Brescia. Above the lion is a double-armed cross symbolizing the venerated reliquary of the Holy Cross in Brescia's cathedral, and to the sides are Saints Faustino and Giovita, protectors of the city. After Milan, Brescia was the largest producer of armor in Italy, and this helmet, which is one of a series of identical examples, provides concrete evidence of the Brescian style of armor decoration.. Pointed Morion. Italian, Brescia. ca. 1570-80. Steel, brass. Brescia. Helmets

Zischägge Helmet of the Pappenheimer Type unknown

Corinthian helmet, c. 540 BCE, Unknown Greek, 11-13/16 x 7-7/8 x 10-1/2 in. (30.0 x 20.0 x 26.7 cm), Bronze, Greece, 6th-5th century BCE, This magnificent bronze helmet is an exceptional example of Corinthian personal armor. It is skillfully beaten from a single sheet of bronze. Developed in the early 600's BCE, the 'Corinthian style' helmet had no ear holes, but had a cap-shaped crown, solid nose guard, and flared cheek pieces. For display and further protection, a horsehair crest would have been attached to the top of the crown ridge. Small holes pierced along this ridge would have been used to secure the missing crest. Away from combat, the helmet could be pushed up to rest above the face. A typical set of Greek armor from this period also included a bronze breastplate and metal shin guards called greaves. The pure abstract form, simple curvilinear eyebrows, and restrained floral décor make this an especially beautiful, utilitarian object.

Helmet from a 15th c. Suit of Armour FRANCE.

Barbute in 15th Century Spanish Style 19th century Spanish. Barbute in 15th Century Spanish Style 26543

Reinforcing Bevor and Grandguard for the Joust. South German; Augsburg. Date: 1545-1575. Dimensions: H. 62.2 cm (24 1/2 in.) Weight: Buffe: 2 lbs. 15 oz.Targe: 5 lbs. 10 oz. Steel. Origin: Augsburg. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Armet. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: H. 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm); W. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); D. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); Wt. 10 lb. 6 oz. (4700 g). Date: ca. 1585. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Pikeman's Armor. Culture: British, probably Greenwich or London. Dimensions: Helmet (a): H. 12 in. (30.5 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); cuirass and tassets (c-f): H. 27 in. (68.6 cm); W. 21 in. (53.3 cm); Wt. 19 lb. (8618 g). Date: ca. 1620-30.In battle formation, pikemen stood together in tight ranks and used their pikes to defend unarmored musketeers. The latter were deployed on the flanks of the pikemen and retreated behind them to reload after firing a volley. The pike is a steel-tipped spear up to eighteen feet long with which the pikemen fended off attacking cavalry. This tandem use of "shot and pike" was the fundamental principle governing infantry tactics for much of the seventeenth century.The quality of this armor and its decoration suggest that it was worn by an officer and that it may be a late product of the royal armor workshops at Greenwich, which closed in 1637 after 120 years of activity. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Burgonet, c. 1540. Italy, 16th century. Steel; overall: 23.8 x 29.2 x 24.2 cm (9 3/8 x 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.).

Burgonet. Culture: Italian, Milan. Dimensions: H. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm); H. of comb 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm); W. 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm); D. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 5 oz. (1502 g). Date: ca. 1550. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Espalier, 1500s. Germany, 16th century. Steel; overall: 29.2 x 19.7 cm (11 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.).

Half Armor Probably Made for Don Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Córdoba, Duke of Sessa (1520/1524-1578). Armorer: Attributed to Lucio Piccinino (Italian, Milan, active ca. 1575-90). Culture: Italian, Milan. Dimensions: Wt. approx. 30 lb. 7 oz. (13.8 kg); Wt. of helmet approx. 7 lb. 11 oz. (. Date: ca. 1560 and later. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Peytral from a horse armor of Georg von Wolframsdorf 1475-1480 Mühlau. Steel and leather . Christian Spor

Harness, 15th century, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Period of Golden Horde (Ulus Jochi). 13th-14th c. Helmet with a half-mask, eye slits and nose guard. Iron, gilding. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.

Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense). Culture: German. Dimensions: H. 26 in. (66 cm); W. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); D. 7 in. (17.8 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 6 oz. (1984.5 g). Date: ca. 1520. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Morion of the State Guard of Elector Christian I of Saxony, c. 1580-91. Germany, Nuremberg, 16th century. Russet steel, etched and gilded; overall: 33.3 x 27 x 23.5 cm (13 1/8 x 10 5/8 x 9 1/4 in.).

Sallet alla Veneziana. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: H. 11 in. (27.94 cm); W. 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm); D. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); Wt. 8 lb. 1 oz. (3655 g). Date: ca. 1470; gilt mounts, probably added early 16th century.In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, armor was frequently decorated using fabric coverings, gilt metal appliqués, and even jewels. Sallets covered with red velvet and decorated with gilt mounts were especially popular in Venice and continued to be worn in Venetian civic pageants well into the eighteenth century. The coat of arms at the brow of this example is that of the Capelli family. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Armet 1510-25 German. Armet 34804

Knight armor

Rondache in Late 16th Century Milanese Style probably 18th-19th century Italian, Milan. Rondache in Late 16th Century Milanese Style. Italian, Milan. probably 18th-19th century. Steel, gold, silver. Milan. Shields

Armor ca. 1530-60 and later German, Augsburg. Armor. German, Augsburg. ca. 1530-60 and later. Steel, gold, velvet. Augsburg. Armor for Man

Sutton Hoo helmet Anglo-Saxon, early 7th century AD. Only four complete helmets are known from Anglo-Saxon England: at Sutton Hoo, Benty Grange, Wollaston and York.

Burgonet. Southern German, probably Nurembeerg. Date: 1550-1570. Dimensions: H. 23.9 cm (9 3/8 in.). Steel. Origin: Southern Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Armour of the medieval knight Armour of the medieval knight. Metal protection of the soldier against the weapon of the opponent Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxxSibrikovx 9023849

Bronze helmet of Corinthian type ca. 650-600 B.C. Greek The historian Herodotos mentions the Corinthian helmet as part of the equipment of the Greek hoplite (foot soldier). As a result, the predominant type of helmet, with a rounded calotte, small openings for the eyes, and a distinct nose-piece has been identified as such. Thanks to the large number of examples excavated at Olympia, the typological variety and development are well understood. This example, said to be from Olympia, is quite early, as indicated by its unarticulated edges and the small cutout in the middle of each side.. Bronze helmet of Corinthian type. Greek. ca. 650-600 B.C.. Bronze. Archaic. Bronzes

Armor. Culture: German. Dimensions: H. 71 in. (180.3 cm); Wt. 39 lb. 2 oz. (17.75 kg). Etcher: Etched decoration on poleyns (knee defeneses) attributed to Heilig Jörg (German, active ca. 1490-1505). Date: ca. 1500 and later. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Armour of King Charles I of England (1600-1649) monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Dated 17th Century

Helmet in the Shape of an Eggplant 17th century Inscribed by Saotome Ietada Japanese. Helmet in the Shape of an Eggplant. Japanese. 17th century. Iron, lacquer, copper, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakud), silk. Helmets

Head of an Oba, Cast brass, Benin, Nigeria, 18th century. Benin brass head belonging to the eighteenth century.

Altar Bell: Portuguese Face 16th-17th century Edo peoples Brass bells are an essential feature of Benin ancestral altars. Arrayed along the front of the altar, they are rung in order to summon the ancestors to hear the prayers of their descendants and to partake of the offerings left there. As seen in this example, altar bells in Benin generally take the form of a truncated, four-sided pyramid, with a straplike handle at the top and a clapper suspended inside. A range of decorative motifs may be found on their surfaces and, in general, more elaborate bells are created for altars devoted to individuals of greater significance and status.The face of a Portuguese man is cast in relief on the front of this bell. The face has a thin, beaklike nose with narrow nostrils, thinly rimmed eyes, and long sinuous hair. A moustache and flat, ovoid beard are incised with fine, wavy lines. Carefully modeled, bulges of muscle and bone are depicted. The image is crowned with a hat that is elaborately de

Morion. Culture: German. Dimensions: H. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); W. 9 9/16 in. (24.3 cm); D. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 6 oz. (1077 g). Date: ca. 1570. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Morion-Cabasset 16th century Italian. Morion-Cabasset 34268

Canterbury cathedral, Kent, U.K. Recumbent statue of Edward Plantagenet, the Black Prince (1330-1373) on his grave

Stahlhelm helmet and gas mask, first world war, castle of Foix, 10th century, Foix, department of Ariège, Occitanie, Pyrenean mountain range, France.

Iron helmet of the medieval knight. Very heavy headdress

Bronze helmet of Corinthian type. Greek. ca- 600-575 BC. Said to be from Olympia. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Ny. USA.

Pair of Fingered Gauntlets. Flemish. Date: 1510-1530. Dimensions: L. 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.). Steel and leather. Origin: Flanders. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Military hat early 19th century British. Military hat 112842

Three-Quarter Armor. Culture: probably German. Dimensions: Wt. 58 lb. 4 oz. (26.42 kg); Wt. of helmet 7 lb. 4 oz. (3288.5). Date: ca. 1630. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Figurine of a knight

Suit of armour in the former arsenal, Munich City Museum, Stadtmuseum, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Morion ca. 1575 French. Morion. French. ca. 1575. Steel, gold, brass, leather. Helmets

Judaica symbols

Senufo mask (Burkina Fasso). It combines features of animals and humans. Senufo masks have the power to help communication between the living and their dead ancestors. African art. Decorative Arts. BELGIUM. FLANDERS. BRABANT. Tervuren. MusŽe Royal de l'Afrique Central (Royal Museum for Central Africa). Proc: BURKINA FASO.

Shapka Erikhonskaia. Chromolithography by F. Dreher, 1849 - 1853. Additional, Jericho hat. Published in Moskva by Tip. A. Semena. Art Russian Chromolithographs

Portions of a Field Armor. Jacob Halder (English, 1558-1608); Royal Workshops of Greenwich, England. Date: 1585-1600. Dimensions: H. (mounted with arm defenses): 61 cm (30 in.)Wt. 39 lb. 10 oz. (17.7 kg). Steel, brass, gilding, leather, and silk velvet textile. Origin: Greenwich. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Breast image of black painted rider harnas. Breastplate, iron, black painted, made from one plate, the neck cutting and arm cuts have a folded-flien border. At least two selector crochet with buttons where the buckle of the back plate can be attached to the arm cuts. Around these edges selectable rivets. Vertical middle bone that ends in a small bulge just above the bimpe. The edge of the brief corner is folded and has glass rivets around glass. Inside is painted black.

Medieval helmet Close up shot of medieval armor helmet Copyright: xZoonar.com/Baloncicix 14251980

Denmark, Funen, Egeskov, Egeskov Castle, suit of armor

Helmet. Culture: German. Dimensions: H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); D. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 14 oz. (2211 g). Date: ca. 1550. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Exhibition Luther and the Princes

Saddle

Knight's armour and some weapons, Bran Castle, Toerzburg, Romania, Europe

Heart Amulet of Manhata ca. 1479-1425 B.C. New Kingdom The Egyptians regarded the heart as the seat of the spirit, and it was not removed from the body during mummification. Among the spells popularly known as the Book of the Dead, one (30B) calls upon the heart not to bear witness against the deceased during judgment in the afterlife. This spell was usually inscribed on a large scarab made of green stone that was placed on the mummy's chest. Instead of a scarab, Queen Manhata was given a heart-shaped amulet. The ends of the gold wire that held the amulet in place are shaped like birds' heads.For other objects belonging to this queen, see 18.8.1a, b; 18.8.22a, b.. Heart Amulet of Manhata 547646

Sattel Sattel Copyright: xZoonar.com/MartinaxBergx 9030889

Helmet of Boeotian Type, and Belt Roman mid-2nd century BCE This late Hellenistic helmet combines the distinctive features of two separate types generally known as Attic and Boeotian. Both cavalrymen and gladiators appear to have worn comparable helmets. This particular example and the belt complementing it were reportedly discovered in the former gladiators' barracks in Rome according to the sale catalogue of the collection of the painter and art dealer Attilio Simonetti (1843-1925). View more. Helmet of Boeotian Type, and Belt. Roman. mid-2nd century BCE. Bronze, lead. Armor Parts

Buff Coat European 17th century This sturdy leather defense called a buff coat, which provided effective protection against sword cuts, was worn throughout the seventeenth century, first in conjunction with armor and later alone. It is shown with an associated armor (acc. no. 15.113.1-.5) identified by its decoration as having belonged to Pedro II (reigned 1683-1706). The decoration includes the crowned monogram PR for Pedro Rex (Pedro the King) and the cross of the commander of the Order of Christ, a hereditary office held by the kings of Portugal.Harquebusiers were armored cavalrymen generally equipped with a carbine (known as a harquebus) carried at the right side on a shoulder belt, a pair of pistols holstered at the front of the saddle, and a sword. This form of armor, consisting of a triple-barred helmet, a cuirass with a bulletproof reinforcing breastplate, and an elbow gaunlet, was commonplace in England up to about 1645. The armor of King Pedro is significant not only as a ver

Emblem of the Knights Templar. Paris. France.

Knight´s helmet, Chillingham Castle, England

Metallic military helmet with chin straps of metallic military helmet with chin straps

Gothic Armor. Culture: German and Italian. Dimensions: Wt. 54 lb. 7 oz. (24.7 kg); 29.150.8n (leg defense); H. 21 in. (53.5 cm); W. 7 in. (17.8 cm); D. 9 in. (22.9 cm); Wt. 3lb. 12.1 oz. (1703.8 g); 29.150.8q (greave); H. 16 1/8 in. (41 cm); W. 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm); D. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 1.3 oz. (944 g); 29.150.8r (mail sleeve): L. 28 5/16 in. (72.0 cm); W. 12 5/8 in. (32.0 cm); Diam. (outside) of main section links 7/32 in. (5.5 mm); Diam. (inside) of main section links 5/32 in. (4.7 mm); Diam. (outside) of cuff links 3/16 in. (4.4 mm); Diam. (inside) of cuff links 3/32 (2.5 mm); 29.150.8s (mail sleeve): L. 32 1/8 in. (81.5 cm); W. 15 in. (38.0 cm); Diam. (outside) of links 7/32 in. (5.9 mm); Diam. (inside) of links 5/32 (3.7 mm). Date: late 15th century; extensively restored and completed ca. 1926.From the early nineteenth century through about the mid-twentieth century, it was not unusual to restore incomplete armor by combining elements from different armors, making m

Funny ninja isolated on the white background

Close up of an Ancient Dark Leather Mask with Intricately Carved Details

A close-up of an ancient carved sword against painted background. A closeup view of the handle and the blade design of a Slavic dagger from 19th century.

Przeszo Przyszoci unknown

Silver and Metallic Knight Helmet on Wooden Table, Medieval Theme

Bragozzo (fishing boat) painted bow, Chioggia, Veneto, Italy.

Medieval spectacle, helmet and gloves of a knight's armor, at Broich castle, Muelheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia Castle, Germany, Europe

A Stoneware Jug and Vegetables. Karl Schumann (active 1894). Watercolour heightened with white. 61 x 44.5cm

England, Yorkshire, Leeds, The Royal Armouries Museum, Display of Elephant Armour

Wooden dance mask created by the indigenous Aparai people, Brazil. Dated 20th Century

Old wooden hand made boat old wooden handmade boat Santa Maria from Columbus isolated over white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/IvonnexWierinkx 11251513

French WW2 sailor, seaman wearing kapok filled life preserver, lifebelt, life-jacket in the Musee Memoire 39-45, Plougonvelin, Brittany, France, Europe

Model Nao Victoria. Spanish carrack.1st in circumnavigate the world with Magellan. 1519-1522. Barcelona Maritime Museum. Spain.

Roman soldier

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