Peaked Morion
1580–1590
- Medium
- etched russet steel with traces of gilding; roped brim, brass plume holder
- Dimensions
- Overall: 35.4 x 23.7 x 26.7 cm (13 15/16 x 9 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.)
- Genre
- Arms and armor
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
About
Originally this helmet was topped with a feathered plume. The Swiss Guard, a regiment of soldiers that has guarded the Vatican since the 16th century, wear similar looking peaked morions today, though theirs are adorned with voluminous ostrich feather plumes.