Morion ca. 1600 German, Nuremberg Forged in one piece this helmet has a high comb across its rounded bowl and an elegantly swept brim rising to sharp points at the front and back. Cheekpieces with chin straps are built up from three overlapping plates. The decorative heads of the rivets securing the lining are lion's masks holding rings in their mouths; the rivet heads on the cheekpieces are brass rosettes. A brass plume holder in the shape of a winged female half-figurine is attached to the rear end of the comb. The entire surface is blackened except for etched and gilt bands of arabesques along the edges of brim and comb and circular medallions on bowl and comb. The smaller medallions on the comb show the arms of the Dukes of Saxony, barry of ten, or and sable, a crancelin vert in bend overall, on one side, and on the other those of the archmarshalship of the empire, per fess sable and argent, two swords gules in saltire overall. The large medallions on either side of the bowl show f