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To which the Cabasset-morion (Fig. 1272) belongs. Made probably in Venice as a gift to Francesco Bernardo of Bergamo in 1553 Museo Civico, Bologna

protruding pear-shaped heads for the attachment of the lining strap. The same rivets are repeated round the edge of the brim. The whole surface is very slightly embossed, chased on the exterior, damascened, and plated with gold, upon a russeted ground. On one side of the skull-piece are upright