Close-Helmet
Kunz Lochner · German
Date: 1550
Medium: Steel, leather
Dimensions: H. 12 3/4 (32.4 cm); W. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm); D. 13 in. (33 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 9 oz. (2975 g)
Classification: Helmets
Culture: German, Nuremberg
Gift of Mrs. Theodore Offerman, in memory of her husband, 1939
Date range
1525 – 1575
Largest dimension
33.0 cm
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