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160 | A Milanese etched half armour, circa 1580/90 The skull of the morion forged in one piece, with a tall, roped comb. A continuous border of iron lining rivets, the tapering brim with turned and roped edges. The entire surface lav- ishly adorned with etchings of various antique mythical creatures, amidst scrolling bands and trophy decoration. The cheek pieces replaced, a small repair on the rear point of the brim, two holes on the front edge of the comb. The gorget opening on a hinge (small repairs in places), the neck guard with a prominent turned and roped flange. Complete arm defences, the large pauldrons sliding on six lames (a repair on the right shoulder), the closed cannons with closed couters sliding on three lames. The slightly dif- ferent gauntlets with ridged cuffs, the metacar- pi sliding on four lames. The attached thumb plates opening on a hinge (not original), the finger scales are missing. The high-grade, ridged breastplate with a peas- cod belly, the gussets moving on sliding rivets (the right one a good replacement). The pro- nounced turned flanges struck inwards. Finely etched trophy decoration, the breastplate with a depiction of Mars in the centre, above which a cartouche featuring a twin-towered city gate. Unassociated fauld, the attached tassets slid- ing on five lames (one lame with an incomplete 4219