Sallet
Close-fitting caplike helmets of this type, with cutouts for the ears, were worn by Spanish infantrymen during the second half of the fifteenth century. Unlike most known examples, which have a strong median ridge from front to back, this sallet has a smooth hemispherical bowl that suggest one of the earlier (mid-century?) examples. Acquired in Spain in the nineteenth century, it is said to have come from a tomb in Aragon. Now dark and heavily corroded, the surface was probably once brightly polished.
Artwork Details
- Title: Sallet
- Date: ca. 1450–1500
- Geography: Aragon
- Culture: Spanish
- Medium: Steel
- Dimensions: H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); D. 8 15/16 in. (22.7 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 8 oz. (2050 g)
- Classification: Helmets
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1904
- Object Number: 04.3.239
- Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor
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Spanish, possibly Granada
late 15th–early 16th century
Italian
ca. 1475–80
possibly British
ca. 1510
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ca. 1550
LIONARDO
ca. 1440
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