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Fig. 456b. Helm

English, about 1475-90. Found in the triforium of the Abbey Church of Westminster Now in the Pyx Chapel, Westminster. Front view

seen that the aperture in the dexter side of this helm takes the form of three circular holes, two placed one above the other, the third a little to the left, in the centre. Apparently there were never any means of closing them; for there are no rivets or holes for the rivets, by which a cover or door of any kind could be attached. The fourth of these helms is, in our opinion,