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Barbute (from the Venetian Garrison at Chalcis)
c. 1350–1420
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This is a rare example of a type of helmet used from about 1350 to 1480. Its conical shape deflected glancing blows to the head. Italian chronicles refer to professional men-at-arms as <em>barbuti</em>. The word derives from the Italian <em>barba</em>, or beard, a reference to the hood of mail often attached to these early helmets. The row of small holes along the face opening and neck were for the attachment of the hood and lining.
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- Title: Barbute (from the Venetian Garrison at Chalcis)
- Date Created: c. 1350–1420
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 29 x 21 x 25 cm (11 7/16 x 8 1/4 x 9 13/16 in.); Sleeves: 43.2 cm (17 in.)
- Provenance: Bashford Dean, New York, NY, (American Art Association, New York, NY, November 23, 1923, lot 246), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Arms and Armor
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1923.1065
- Medium: iron
- Fun Fact: This helmet and a number of others were apparently excavated from the Venetian garrison at Chalcis on the Greek island of Euboea.
- Department: Medieval Art
- Culture: North Italy, 14th-15th century
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Collection: MED - Arms & Armor
- Accession Number: 1923.1065
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