The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Siege Helmet

Siege Helmet

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Siege Helmet

Date:: ca. 1650–1700
Culture:: French
Medium:: Steel
Dimensions:: Wt. 22 lb. 6 oz. (10,170 g)
Classification:: Helmets
Credit Line:: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession Number:: 14.25.493

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