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THE SKULL AND NECK-GUARD OF A GERMAN FLUTED CLOSE HELMET, CIRCA 1520 the rounded one-piece skull
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THE SKULL AND NECK-GUARD OF A GERMAN FLUTED CLOSE HELMET, CIRCA 1520 the rounded one-piece skull rising to a low boldly-roped medial comb, pierced at each side with a pivot-hole for the attachment of a missing visor and bevor, fitted at the right of the neck with a spring-catch for the bevor (lacking push-button), and flanged outwards at the nape for the attachment of a broad neck-defence of three downward-overlapping lames, the centre of the skull and neck-defence decorated with continuous flutes emphasised by pairs of incised lines, the lower edges of the skull and first two lames of the neck-guard each decorated with pairs of scored lines, and the main edge of the neck-guard decorated with a file-roped inward turn accompanied by a recessed border (lightly patinated overall) 30.5cm; 12in high
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THE SKULL AND NECK-GUARD OF A GERMAN FLUTED CLOSE HELMET, CIRCA 1520 the rounded one-piece skull rising to a low boldly-roped medial comb, pierced at each side with a pivot-hole for the attachment of a missing visor and bevor, fitted at the right of the neck with a spring-catch for the bevor (lacking push-button), and flanged outwards at the nape for the attachment of a broad neck-defence of three downward-overlapping lames, the centre of the skull and neck-defence decorated with continuous flutes emphasised by pairs of incised lines, the lower edges of the skull and first two lames of the neck-guard each decorated with pairs of scored lines, and the main edge of the neck-guard decorated with a file-roped inward turn accompanied by a recessed border (lightly patinated overall) 30.5cm; 12in high
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