16th Century Morion Helmet

Illustration

by Metropolitan Museum of Art
published on 19 July 2022

16th Century Morion Helmet — A typical steel morion helmet, a type worn across Europe in the 16th century and worn by conquistadors in the New World. Italian, c. 1570. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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