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This burgonet was produced as elite state armor, not battlefield equipment.
It was made in 16th-century Milan by Filippo Negroli, one of Europe’s most technically advanced armorers.
Negroli worked primarily in hardened steel rather than softer iron, allowing thinner plates with greater strength and surface detail.
The helmet was commissioned for Charles V, ruler of a transcontinental empire that required visible symbols of authority.
Its sculpted surface reflects Renaissance aesthetics applied to military technology, merging protection with political display.
Such armor functioned as court equipment, worn in ceremonies, parades, and controlled martial events.
Production required specialized workshops, skilled labor, and access to high-quality materials.
This object demonstrates how armor served diplomacy and power projection as much as personal defense.
It represents the peak of European armor-making before firearms rendered full plate obsolete.

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2000-year-old Roman surgical instruments found in the House of The Surgeon in Pompeii, Italy, House was so named because of the nature of the items recovered there.

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These gold pendants were discovered by a student in 2015 at Winfarthing near Diss, Norfolk. The student initially discovered a bronze bowl, realising that it was probably part of a grave, he stopped and called in the experts. The items were all in the grave of a female, possibly a member of the East Anglian royal elite.
The large pendant, which is inlaid with garnets, has been described as one of the most elaborate ever found and is of national importance. The interlacing on it is comparable to the purse lid and shoulder clasps found in Mound 1 at Sutton Hoo, and may have been made in the same workshop during the same period.
The coin pendants (continental coins of Sigebert III) date the grave sometime from c.630 to c.650. The pendants are on display at Norwich Castle.
Pic credit: Norwich Museums