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Old 17th October 2015, 07:45 PM   #1
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Default A HELMET FROM A FUNERARY ACHIEVEMENT

When a knight or member of the nobility died, particularly if they had a reputation as a warrior, a special helmet called a funerary helm was hung near or above their monument. Such funerary helms could be purely ornamental, but were more commonly actual armour worn by the person during their life - though not necessarily a helm used in battle
Even with alterations this helmet is still an interesting historical piece ,It has two-piece skull with prominent comb with turned edge And also various patched repairs .The comb fitted with a funerary spike to the top. The skull is probably first half of the 17TH Century.
Any comment on it will be welcome.

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