A North Italian helmet (sallet), c. 1490 and later, possibly Milan or Brescia, the laminated bowl

A North Italian helmet (sallet), c. 1490 and later, possibly Milan or Brescia, the laminated bowl with a shallow medial ridge, contoured at the back to conform to the curve of head and neck; recently restored with the addition of a brow reinforce with an everted rim and ornamental spurs projecting back across the bowl, and with three neck lames, all fixed with domed and pyramidal brass-capped rivets, also with some structural restoration to the bowl, a modern padded liner and chin strap inserted for display.

Restoration based on a similarly restored example in the Royal Armouries Museum and on Vittorio Carpaccio's 'Martirio dei pellegrini e funerali di sant'Orsola', 1493.