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 the Duchess of Berry. The assertion of the late Herr Wendelin Boeheim that the helmet was in the possession of a Duke of Cumberland is erroneous. Boeheim assigns the helmet to Duke Henry the Lion, whilst Freiherr von Mansberg refers to it as "The historical and identical original helmet of Henry the Lion," though, as far as we know, there is absolutely no reason for such an assertion.

In the Hermitage, Petrograd

The "Henry the Lion" helmet is constructed of iron, attached to four bronze foundation hoops, forged to the apex, which is capped by a plate, to which is fastened a small cylindrical form, now broken. These bronze bands are thickly plated with gold. The lower part of the helmet is encircled with a band of iron, on to which is riveted a strip of gilded bronze, embossed with two figures of lions standing on either side of a male mask. It will be noticed that the lower edge of the helmet is slightly arched above the eye-*brows. There is, however, no suggestion of a nasal-guard. Around the base