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A RARE TOURNAMENT BROW REINFORCE, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY, GERMAN OR ITALIAN formed in
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A RARE TOURNAMENT BROW REINFORCE, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY, GERMAN OR ITALIAN formed in one piece rising to a roped medial comb, embossed on each side with a concave moulding for fitting over the pivots and pierced at the front with a pair of holes for securing to the visor, the lower portion shaped for the vision slit, and painted with a red inventory number inside Provenance The Rolls Armoury, The Hendre, Monmouthshire. A comparable brow defence is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc. no. 14.25.545. It is likely such reinforces were for use in the tourney or foot tournament.
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A RARE TOURNAMENT BROW REINFORCE, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY, GERMAN OR ITALIAN formed in one piece rising to a roped medial comb, embossed on each side with a concave moulding for fitting over the pivots and pierced at the front with a pair of holes for securing to the visor, the lower portion shaped for the vision slit, and painted with a red inventory number inside Provenance The Rolls Armoury, The Hendre, Monmouthshire. A comparable brow defence is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc. no. 14.25.545. It is likely such reinforces were for use in the tourney or foot tournament.
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