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The armor that breaks away from all established standards

"I look at armor as hollow, moving sculptures."

"I look at armor as hollow, moving sculptures."

Curator Pierre Terjanian on "Portions of a Costume Armor" by Armorer Kolman Helmschmid.

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Portions of a Costume Armor, Kolman Helmschmid  German, Steel, copper alloy, gold, German, Augsburg
Kolman Helmschmid
ca. 1525