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A Bascinet of the “Houndskull” or “Pig-face” type,

Height: 10 in/25.4 cm

Width: 8.1 in/20.6 cm

Depth: 13.5 in/34.3 cm

Weight: 5.2 lbs/2372.9 g

German, ca. 1400, housed at the Metropolitan Musuem of Art.

Basinet Helm with Aventail (mail hood) and “Dog-Faced” visor, German, 14th century.

from The Worcester Museum of Art : Higgins Armory Collection