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| Keywords: German - Morion for the Guards of the Elector of Saxony - Walters 51472 - Three Quarter.jpg A morion is a light helmet for soldiers on foot or horseback with a distinctive comb along the top and an upturned brim They are decorated with studs and often with etching paint and gilding The image on this one represents the legendary Roman nobleman Marcus Curtius When a chasm opened up in the center of ancient Rome it was believed that it would not close until something of great value was thrown into it The warrior sacrificed his life to protect Rome by riding his horse into the chasm which then closed over them This morion was worn by a member of the bodyguard of the electors of Saxony in Dresden The archduke of Saxony was one of the princes of the Holy Roman Empire who had a vote in the election of the emperor between 1586 1591 painted and fire-gilded steel gilded bronze leather paint restored cm 30 accession number 51 472 32090 Sale American Art Association New York November 19 1921 no 305 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1921 place of origin Augsburg Germany Walters Art Museum license Armour in the Walters Art Museum Armour of Germany Renaissance helmets Baroque art in the Walters Art Museum German art in the Walters Art Museum Morion Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review | ||||
