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Sallet

ca. 1490
Not on view
The wide, flat comb suggests that this sallet is a late example dating to the end of the fifteenth century. The visor has been modified or may be associated. The tail is unusually long and spatulate and is struck with two marks: that of the city of Nuremberg and an armorer's mark in the shape of a horseshoe enclosing a letter, possibly that of Hans Grünewalt (ca. 1440–1503).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Sallet
  • Date: ca. 1490
  • Geography: Nuremberg
  • Culture: German, Nuremberg
  • Medium: Steel, leather
  • Dimensions: H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); D. 15 1/2 in (39.37 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 2 oz. (2769 g)
  • Classification: Helmets
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1904
  • Object Number: 04.3.226
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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