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Brow reinforces

Scope note

Metal plates on some sallets and armets, curving down over the skull to the line of the eyebrows and serving as extra protection for the forehead. Early forms first appearing before the middle of the 15th century consisted of a single heavy contoured plate, cusped and pointed, riveted to the skull; in the late 15th century a detachable form made of two plates was introduced and remained in use on German jousting helmets until the mid-16th century.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000228328

Broader Terms used

<helmet components>

Equivalent Terms used

brow reinforce

Created

13yrs ago

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