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Made by Caremolo di Mondrone of Milan in 1533, and presented by Federigo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, in 1534, to the Emperor Charles V In an English private collection

edge, beneath which on the flat is a row of raised and gilt dentations disposed radially. The comb ends in leaf design on the peak, the rest of which is decorated to match the comb. The ears and neck-piece have foliated scrolls; but the scalework plates which completed the ear-pieces are now wanting. The plume-holder remains. The under side of the neck-piece and the umbril are gilded. On evidence that is irrefutable we are able to state that this casque was in the year 1534 presented, together with other armour, to the Emperor Charles V by Federigo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and was
 * face, with rays, possibly that of Apollo. The comb has a cable along the