Helmet and Gorget
📜 Provenance & Evidence
Origin
German — Armor Parts
Region
Germany
Period
ca. 1525–75
Material
Steel, leather, copper alloy
Artist / Maker
Unknown
Dimensions
Helmet (14.25.679a): Wt. 4 lb. 3 oz. (1899.4 g); gorget (27.183.59): H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); W. 11 in. (27.9 cm)
Department
Arms and Armor
Classification
Armor Parts
Credit Line
Helmet (14.25.679a): Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913; gorget (27.183.59): Gift of Prince Albrecht Radziwill, 1927
Rights
Public Domain
Source
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object ID 732528
Official Museum Record
Evidence Status
VERIFIED