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| Keywords: Italian - Sallet - Walters 51580.jpg An open helmet such as the sallet from the Italian celata head covering which does not encase the head or fasten to the armor is cooler and allows the wearer to turn his head easily However the weight-here 6 lb 3 oz -is not distributed onto the shoulders but is borne entirely by the head and neck The tiny holes are for rivets that attached a cloth lining This style of sallet fitted closer to the head than the German form seen nearby was developed in Venice but this example was produced in Milan a center for the highest quality armor ca 1450 steel cm 169 67 8 53 accession number 51 580 40677 Sale American Art Association New York November 19 1921 no 316 Henry Walters Baltimore 1921 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1921 place of origin Milan Italy Walters Art Museum license Baroque art in the Walters Art Museum Armour in the Walters Art Museum Medieval armour Italian art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review 15th-century armour Armour of Italy Sallets Antonio Missaglia | ||||
