Posts: 5,981 Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Mon 15 Sep, 2008 9:12 am
Unusual German Armour ca. 1500
Your guess is as good as mine on this one (probably better). All the rivets(?) make me wonder if these are separate plates on leather foundation, with the decoration led by the construction--black-painted plate edges. Even the helmet? What about the yellow color? Paint? Brass? Gilding seems less likely, given the status of the individual (typically outfitted guard in a German resurrection scene). What do y'all think?
He looks like a bee.
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