#houndskull

[greenprase-art]

metal is so amazing. i feel i could just keep finding and adding new colors forever and ever. so it was probably smart to set a time limit for the studies

[sceptixfakemon]

oh hounskull bascinet you are so shaped. so silly. you have a beak to deflect arrows perfectly and provide space to breathe. droopy eyeslits that look so sleepy. woahg. my beautiful love of my life in all universes I love you

[armthearmour]

A lovely Houndskull Bascinet, Milan, Italy, 1400-1410, housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

[armthearmour]

A lovely, boxy Bascinet with a mismatched skull and visor, Italy, ca. 1400, housed at the Brescia Musei del Castello Museo delle Armi.

[armthearmour]

A rare "houndskull" style Bascinet in excellent condition,

Height: 12 in/30.5 cm

Width: 9.4 in/23.8 cm

Depth: 17 in/43.2 cm

Weight: 6.4 lbs/2875 g

Western European, ca. 1375-1400, housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

It's possible this piece is a frankenhelm; the visor looks poorly fitted and was likely made for a different skull.

[armthearmour]

A Bascinet of the “Houndskull” or “Pig-face” type,

Height: 10 in/25.4 cm

Width: 8.1 in/20.6 cm

Depth: 13.5 in/34.3 cm

Weight: 5.2 lbs/2372.9 g

German, ca. 1400, housed at the Metropolitan Musuem of Art.

[armthearmour]

A bascinet in classic Houndskull style,

Skull Height: 11.6 in/29.4 cm

Width: 7.2 in/18.2 cm

Depth: 9.5 in/23.9 cm

Visor Height: 7.75 in/19.7 cm

Width: 7.6 in/19.3 cm

Depth: 8.2 in/20.8 cm

Overall Weight: 5.5 lbs/2.5 kg

possibly French, ca. 1390-1400, housed as the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

[armthearmour]

A classic Houndskull Bascinet in beautiful condition, Milan, Italy, ca. 1400, housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.