Barbute

Italian barbuta, c. 1460, of the T-shaped form, the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Italian barbuta, of the Y-shaped form with nasal - 1470–80, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Italian barbuta, 1470–80, of the more open-faced form with an arched opening, the Metropolitan Museum of Art

A barbute (also termed a barbuta, which in Italian literally means "bearded", possibly because the beard of a wearer would be visible)[1] is a visorless war helmet of 15th-century Italian design, often with a distinctive T-shaped or Y-shaped opening for the eyes and mouth.

  1. ^ Grancsay 1963, p. 186.