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Of the guard of Pope Julius III. Italian (Roman), about 1550. Ex Dino Collection. Metropolitan Museum, New York

Italian, with etched ornaments in the Pisan school, about 1580

Showing the evolution into the cabasset morion. Italian, with etched ornaments in the Pisan school, about 1580-1600

83), so other princely houses are known to have retained during several generations the same form of head-piece for their personal attendants. The guard of certain of the Popes had their particular casque helmets; remark, for instance, those Roman made head-pieces belonging to the guard of Pope Julius III (Giovanni del Monte) 1550-55. These are modelled somewhat on classical lines, except that they possess high combs to the skull-pieces. The