Sculpture of the Twentieth Century

The prototype of the barbute may be seen in a basinet from Chalcis, dating from 4I 0 to I440, portrayed in the drawings. It retains vervelles along the edges for attaching a camail. Minus the camail, and with a rounded bowl to conform with the contour of the head, this helmet would qualify as a barbute. In fact, the transition from basinet to barbute is largely a change in propor- tion. Some basinets were so tall that they rested on ...