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Crusader Great Helm (Pot Helm)

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Item rico:Record · MUS-HELM-COLL/MUS-HELM-0003 · Held by Heratio Demonstration Museum

Date of creation: late 12th - mid 14th century (peak 13th century) rico:hasCreationDate

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3.1 Identity area

Extent and medium rico:hasExtent

1 helmet (3D model: glTF binary)

3.2 Context area

Archival history rico:history

Creator: Unknown armourer (Armourer)
Attribution: European armouries of the High Middle Ages.
Provenance: Represents the classic 13th-century flat-topped pot-helm type.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer rico:history

Demonstration 3D asset acquired for the museum digital-twin collection.

3.3 Content and structure area

Scope and content rico:scopeAndContent

A 3D model of a great helm of the type worn by Christian knights during the Crusades. In its classic form the great helm is a flat-topped steel cylinder fully enclosing the head, pierced by narrow vision slits (sights) and small ventilation holes (breaths), and worn over a mail coif and an iron skull-cap (cervelliere).

3.4 Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing reproduction rico:conditionsOfUse

Rights: Copyright
Rights holder: Original 3D asset author (free download); see model licence note.

Physical characteristics and technical requirements rico:physicalCharacteristicsNote

Cylindrical flat- or slightly domed-topped form enclosing the whole head; reinforcing cross-band on the face; horizontal vision slits and drilled breathing holes; riveted plate construction.

Materials: Wrought iron / steel plates, iron rivets
Techniques: Plate-working, riveting, drilling of sights and breaths
Measurements: Modelled at H 32 cm x W 24 cm x D 26 cm
Condition: Not applicable (born-digital surrogate) - Digital model; no physical condition. Geometry intact. (2026-06-10, Digital Collections)

3.6 Notes area

Note rico:generalDescription

Alternative title: Barrel / bucket helm

Work type: Helmet
Object type: Great helm
Classification: Arms and Armour - Headgear
Style: Gothic (early plate)
Period: High Middle Ages
Style or period: High Middle Ages
Cultural group: Western European
Cultural context: Western European knightly warfare; the Crusades
Current location: Helmets over Time (digital exhibition)
Legal status: Owned

Historical context: The great helm arose in the late 12th century as knights needed stronger protection against couched-lance and heavy-weapon blows. It offered unmatched face protection at the cost of vision and airflow; knights often removed it after the first clash, fighting on in the coif and cervelliere worn beneath.

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Archivist's note openricx:descriptiveNote

Catalogued by A. Curator, Heratio Demonstration Museum, 2026-06-10.

Exported from Heratio (heratio.org, record 913938) on 2026-10-21. Heratio's museum fields are given in the nearest ISAD(G) elements: materials, techniques, measurements and condition in physical characteristics; creator, attribution and provenance in archival history; rights in conditions governing reproduction; work type, style, period and context in the general note.

Dates of descriptions rico:expressedDate

2026-06-10

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• Is or was about Arms and armour rico:hasOrHadSubject
• Is or was about Crusades rico:hasOrHadSubject
• Is or was about Great helm rico:hasOrHadSubject
• Is or was about knight rico:hasOrHadSubject
• Is or was about pot helm rico:hasOrHadSubject

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Crusader Great Helm (Pot Helm), MUS-HELM-COLL/MUS-HELM-0003, Heratio Demonstration Museum. https://workspace.openric.org/record/01a15c84-256f-706f-9d48-1f35e0072a50

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