Wells Cathedral statue with great helm and St Maurice without. The great helm has a single broad eye-slit reinforced at the edges by an additional piece of metal which also runs down the front of the helmet

A war elephant scene in a bestiary, Harley MS 4751, has similar great helms. This has a similar composition to a war elephant scene in the Rochester Bestiary, but, the great helms in this have divided eye slits. Another knight statue on Wells Cathedral also has a divided eye-slit on his great helm.
Statues of knights with padded arming caps at Wells Cathedral
A statue of a knight without a helmet at Wells Cathedral, c.1230-40

A knight c.1250 by Ian Heath based on the Battle of Bouvines, 1214, in the Chronica Majora by Matthew Paris and a statue at Wells Cathedral.

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Statues of knights with padded arming caps at Wells Cathedral, c.1230-40
A statue of a knight without a helmet at Wells Cathedral, c.1230-40
A knight c.1250 by Ian Heath based on the Battle of Bouvines, 1214, in the Chronica Majora by Matthew Paris and a statue at Wells Cathedral.

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Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

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